Historical walkthrough with Dr Alice Neikirk
14:00, 18th November, 2023
Join Dr Alice Neikirk from the University of Newcastle’s School of Law and Justice for a guided walkthrough of The Lock-Up’s historical spaces and past operation as Newcastle’s former police station and lock up. This walkthrough will also reference themes related to our current exhibitions – Disclosure: Julie Gough and feral: Nicole Chaffey – which explore stories of local and familial First Nations imprisonment in Australia.
When: Saturday, 18 November, 2-3PM
This is a free event.
About Dr Alice Neikirk
Dr Alice Neikirk holds a Doctorate of Philosophy in Anthropology from the Australian National University (ANU). She has extensive experience teaching in areas of criminology, sociology, anthropology, and history. She is currently a course coordinator and lecturer at the University of Newcastle’s School of Law and Justice and previously taught at Fresno Pacific University as an Assistant Professor. She has created two educational videos on Victorian Era Incarceration and the Practice of Policing in relation to The Lock-Up, which can be viewed here.
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