Trigger/content warning: sexual violence. This event is not suitable for children.

Sexual violence – the majority of which is committed by men – can be a barometer for society’s public and private pressures and structural inequalities. This includes the pressure to be identified as ‘real men’, a signifier earned through hard physical labour, fighting and ‘pay-packet masculinity’ in Scotland. Taking a whole-nation qualitative and quantitative approach, this lecture by Dr Louise Heren FSAScot explores incest and rape cases prosecuted between 1918-1930 to explore inequality, and attempts to answer the principal questions: who assaulted whom, where, how and why?

The lecture will be followed by a Q&A. Attendees are also welcome to stay for a free drinks reception from approximately 7pm where you can discuss the lecture and other interests with the speaker, Society Fellows and other attendees.

This event is in collaboration with the Scottish History Society.




This talk will be presented by Dr Louise Heren FRHistS FSAScot, Independent Researcher.

Dr Louise Heren is an alumna of the University of St Andrews and an independent researcher of Scottish History. She is the author of Sex and Violence in 1920s Scotland as well as co-author of the recently published Tanks on the Streets? The Battle of George Square, Glasgow 1919. Her key research interests are Scottish criminal violence and working-class lived experiences. Her research is grounded in the archives held at the National Records of Scotland at Edinburgh. 

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Header image credit: Cover image of 'Sex and Violence in 1920s Scotland' (c) Glasgow City Archives
Image credit: Headshot of Louise Heren (c) Louise Heren

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