March 11 | Chet Mitchell Memorial Lecture w/ Dr. Sameena Mulla

Wednesday, March 11, 2015 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

• In-person event
• 2224, Richcraft Hall, Carleton University
• 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6

Of Lemmings, Wolves and Monsters: Sentencing Sex Offenders in the Courtroom Bestiary

How do U.S. prosecutors present the sex offender as a subject of punishment, rehabilitation and discipline during sentencing arguments? This talk analyzes the rhetorical strategy of characterizing sex offenders as non-human animals, problematizing how these utterances intersect with racializing discourses around black male sexuality.

Dr. Sameena Mulla is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Marquette University. Her book, The Violence of Care: Rape Victims, Forensic Nurses and Sexual Assault Interventions (2014), is published by New York University Press. In 2013, she received Marquette University’s Way Klingler Young Scholar Award for excellence in research. Her current collaborative research project examines cultural narratives and expertise within U.S. sexual assault adjudication, and is funded by the National Science Foundation’s Law and Social Science Program.

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