March 27, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Faculty Lounge (Seton 407/409)
Seton Academic Centre
Join us for the GBV in Politics Lecture Series event featuring Dr. Bailey Gerrits.
Title: The Promise of Punishment: Feminist Histories, Public Feelings, and the Limits of Anti-Gender-Based Violence Criminalization
March 27, 2026 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Faculty Lounge (Seton 407/409), MSVU
Speaker: Dr. Bailey Gerrits, Saint Francis Xavier University
Moderated by Joanna Strzelec-Stewart, IMWAH
Light refreshments provided, all welcome
Why does punishment feel like the natural answer to gender-based violence? This talk traces how decades of feminist advocacy, public outrage (or lack thereof) and powerful emotions shaped Canada’s turn toward the criminal justice system as the primary response to gender-based violence. Through stories from activism, courtrooms, and policy debates, Dr. Bailey Gerrits explores why this approach feels satisfying even when it fails to stop harm– and what alternatives could move us closer to a world without violence.
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