The University of Newcastle’s Centre for the History of Violence and The Lock-Up present Professor Pieter Spierenburg // The History of Murder.

Professor Spierenburg from the Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands questions whether our modern world really is as violent as the media makes out, and argues that we are living in less violent times.

Until recently, the history of homicide (“ordinary murder”) and massacre (“organised murder”) has resulted in two opposite conclusions. On the one hand is the argument that killing has decreased over time. On the other is the argument recent times are the most violent in history.

This is a free public event, but places are limited.

RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/public-talk-on-the-history-of-murder-tickets-12967246383