L-UNIVERSITÀ TA’ MALTA
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
Msida - Malta
FAKULTÀ GĦAT-TISĦIĦ TAS-SOĊJETÀ
Msida - Malta
FACULTY FOR SOCIAL WELLBEING
The Department of Gender Studies will be
hosting a public lecture entitled
What the Mirabal Project tells us about domestic violence perpetrator programmes
Speaker: Prof. Liz Kelly - London Metropolitan University
Venue: VC Hall 101, Level 1, IT Services Building
Date: Tuesday 24th March 2015
Time: 18:00 till 20:00
Working with male perpetrators of domestic violence remains controversial, and there is an ongoing debate
about their effectiveness. This just completed research uses an original approach to what counts as success
and the talk will share what we learnt, not just about whether men change but how they do, and the
challenges for policy and programmes.
The general public is cordially invited to attend this public lecture.
For enquiries, please feel free to contact Ms Samantha Grima by phone (08:00-12:00) on 2340 3808 or
by sending an email to samantha.grima@um.edu.mt
About the Guest Speaker:
Professor Liz Kelly, PhD (Sociology), BA (First Class, Sociology and Politics),
is Professor of Sexualised Violence at London Metropolitan University, where
she is also Director of the Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit (CWASU). She
has been active in the field of violence against women and children for over three
decades, has led CWASU since 1993, and is recognised as a leader in the field.
She is the author of Surviving Sexual Violence (1988), which established the
concept of a 'continuum of violence' and over 100 book chapters and journal
articles.
In 2000 Liz was awarded a CBE in the New Year’s Honours List for 'services
combating violence against women and children', and in January 2005 she was
appointed to the Board of Commissioners of the Women's National Commission.
Liz is chair of the End Violence Against Women Coalition, an expert on VAW to
the European Women's Lobby and EU Gender Institute, and a Fellow of the
Royal Society.