Locating Forensic Science and Medicine
The registration deadline of 10 July is fast approaching for
Locating Forensic Science and Medicine. This conference -- jointly organized by
Ian Burney and Neil Pemberton (CHSTM, Manchester), and Chris Hamlin (University
of Notre Dame) – will be held at University of Notre Dame Global Gateway in
Trafalgar Square, London, on Friday 24th and
Saturday 25th July 2015.
The purpose of the conference is to explore ways, and assess the
value, of thinking about forensics, past and present, from a historical and
trans-national perspective. The papers and discussion will raise questions
about the importance of “location” (temporal and spatial) to the production and
enactment of different forms of forensic knowledge – differences in legal
systems (e.g. burdens of proof, roles of experts and witnesses), in medical and
scientific institutional infrastructure and the degrees of credibility that
they sustain, in the skills and distribution of investigative personnel, in financial
and practical constraints on investigation, and in the popular cultures of
forensics and of criminality within and against which forensic practitioners
operate.
The programme is now online and includes thematic sessions on
techniques of detection, tracking and traces, experts, institutions and
networks, proofs of poison and bodies of evidence. Further information
about the conference, including the programme, registration details and details
on a limited number of travel stipends to support students, can be found: http://reilly.nd.edu/news-and-events/conferences/locating-forensic-science-and-medicine/
For Registration assistance, email conferences@nd.edu. Other
queries to: ian.a.burney@manchester.ac.uk,
or neil.pemberton@manchester.ac.uk
We look forward to seeing you in July!