Tag: Education

  • An unholy union? Forced marriage and comics

    If you have been following our project, it will not surprise you to hear the words “forced marriage” and “comic” in the same sentence. Now you have the opportunity to see our forced marriage comic in action. How exciting! I am doing a public talk on 8 November, 5-7pm, in the Kolbox space at The…

  • New journal article!

    After our blog post for BERA, I am delighted to now share the longer article version with you. In the blog post, we reflect on comics as a teaching tool, using Emina’s story as an example. We argue that comics equip students with visual literacy skills in education, and (maybe more importantly) with critical thinking…

  • Return of the Gods: Comic Books and Classical Literature at Liverpool World Museum

    The World Museum in Liverpool is currently hosting the exhibition Return of the Gods. It shows a collection of over 100 statues that have never been seen together before. It’s a great exhibition, and I recommend you go (if you can – it closes in February). But why am I talking about it here? Well,…

  • Forced Marriage and Fairy Tale Weddings: Hans My Hedgehog.

    What do you think of when I say the word ‘fairy tale’? Perhaps you envision Cinderella in her glass slippers, or Snow White with a red apple in her hands. Maybe you think of the endless marketing campaigns of the wedding industry, where ‘fairy tale’ is the defining feature of any marriage, because – as…

  • Forced Marriage – Finding Help

    If you or someone you know is dealing with forced marriage, please contact: If You Are At Risk Talk to someone. It could be a teacher, a friend, or someone you trust. Remember: you haven’t done anything wrong, this isn’t your fault. If you can, we recommend you call either Karma Nirvana or Savera UK…

  • Heroic Disobedience: The Forced Marriage Plot and the British Novel (a Snippet Review) 

    If you’ve been here a while, you know that I – Alex – am an English literature PhD candidate. So I was absolutely delighted to have my worlds collide when I discovered that this book exists:  The blurb states:   ‘Heroic Disobedience shows the ways in which eighteenth- and nineteenth-century novels used what the author terms…

  • Conflict-related forced marriage in Army Of God: Joseph Kony’s War in Central Africa 

    Do you remember #BringBackOurGirls? Or the Yezidi women forced into marriage by members of ISIS? They are two of many examples of conflict-related forced marriage. Across many but not all conflicts, a similar pattern emerges. Women and girls are taken by male fighters, forced to marry them, and subjected to various forms of physical, sexual…

  • Let’s Talk About Human Rights and Forced Marriage! – How We Launched Our Comic

    It has taken about thirteen years to arrive at this moment. From the very first glimmer of inspiration in Hannah’s postgraduate mind, to December 2023, with a comic in our hands and a teaching pack online. This year alone has been a whirlwind of school visits, art revisions, and data collection, as well as feedback…

  • Get to Know the Team: Hannah Gloudon from Savera UK Youth

    Who are you? I am Hannah Gloudon, a member of Savera UK Youth and the Youth Advisory Board’s current Chair. Outside of Savera UK, I currently work as a mental health research assistant. When did you first become interested in forced marriage, or so-called honour-based abuse more broadly? It was during my first session with…

  • Prepare for take off! – Comic Launch

    It is on the internet, therefore it must be true.  Like little elves, we are busily preparing the launch of our comic and a separate but connected panel discussion on human rights education more broadly.   If you want to know more, click the link and scroll down until you find our event. We’d love to see…