Conferences - CALL FOR PAPERS

The Criminal Pursuit: Thinking about crime across the disciplines

An Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Conference - Wednesday, 28 November 2007

Mens Rea’s Sixth Annual Postgraduate Conference

PROGRAM:

The Criminal Pursuit is a one-day interdisciplinary conference organized by and for postgraduate students. It aims to provide a supportive environment in which participants can share their work and exchange ideas. All papers will be considered, however, those addressing the relationship between the pursuit of crime and any of the following perspectives are particularly welcomed:

• Legal
• Political
• Social
• Historical
• Theoretical
• Scientific
• Philosophical

• Papers may be included in a peer reviewed conference publication (see the submission instructions for papers )

Mens Rea (The University of Melbourne Postgraduate Criminology Society) invites postgraduate students from a range of disciplines to submit abstracts for the conference. Abstracts should be no more than 150 words, and submissions must include three key words, name of institution, postal address, phone number and email address.

• Registration is free

Call for papers: - Abstracts due by 5 pm Friday 12nd November

Email: Dave McDonald: d.mcdonald@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au

Ruth Liston: r.liston@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au

Mail to: 
Postgraduate Conference Convenor
Criminology
Level 4, 234 Queensberry Street
University of Melbourne VIC 3010

Phone: (03) 8344 9441
Fax: (03) 9349 4259

Conference Venue: The conference is being held at Criminology, The School of Political Science, Criminology & Sociology, The University of Melbourne.

How to Get There: The Criminology Department is on the 4th Floor, 234 Queensberry Street (corner of Leicester Street), a 5 minute walk from the main campus. See the map on the next page. Trams from the city to Queensberry Street leave from Swanston and Elizabeth Streets. Travelling on the Swanston Street tram, get off at Queensberry Street and turn left into Queensberry Street, travelling on the Elizabeth Street tram, get off at Queensberry Street and turn right into Queensberry Street.

Presentations: Presenters will speak for 15 minutes followed by 5 minutes for questions. Papers should have significance to criminology, and link up with issues of social control, social norms or culture.

Submissions must include:

• A  100-150 word abstract of your paper;
• 3 keywords;
• name of institution;
• contact address;
• phone number and e-mail address, and;
• equipment required for the presentation (video, data projector etc). Overhead projectors will be available in every session.

Panels:  Presentations will be divided into panels. All Panels will be held in Seminar Rooms 419 and 420 on the Fourth Floor.

Food: Morning Tea, Lunch and Afternoon Tea will be served in the Foyer on Level 4.

If you have any questions during the day, feel free to approach any of the Mens Rea committee members – they’re the ones with the purple badges.

Expressions of interest to attend but not give papers also most welcome!