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CSAReps project: 'Investigating Fictional Representations of Child Sexual Abuse in Contemporary Culture' @ UCD School of English, Drama & Film Funded by European Research Council Starting Grant https://csa-in-fiction.com/
“We won’t end child sexual abuse if we don’t look at the root causes” (and how fiction may help us with that) Our guest speaker is Reggie Noto, Senior Advisor of Primary Prevention at Traverse Bay Children's Advocacy Center in Michigan. Listen to the podcast on our Spotify: lnkd.in/daXJi6jA
Are you a sexual violence survivor who have had experience of the trial process? Our colleagues, Susan Leahy and Rong Bao from University of Limerick are recruiting participants for their research study #sexualviolence #researchparticipants #researchcall #childsexualabuse #universityoflimerick
Are you an adult child sexual abuse survivor or a practitioner working with adult CSA survivors? Our colleagues from the Birkbeck, University of London is conducting research studies #callforparticipants #researchstudy #researchparticipants #childsexualabuse #csasurvivors #universityoflondon
CSAReps Project Ailise Bulfin @ailise-bulfin.bsky.social presenting at ERC Research Ireland conference in Dublin yesterday www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... @hazelklarkin.bsky.social @drcisme.bsky.social @theflyingchild.bsky.social @johndbnldn.bsky.social #ERC #UCD @brenrooney.bsky.social
Our esteemed advisory board member @hazelklarkin.bsky.social is hosting a women only writing retreat in Portugal in November @ailise-bulfin.bsky.social @drcisme.bsky.social @theflyingchild.bsky.social @fatimabadouri.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social writingretreatdirectory.com/find-a-retre...
The Quiet Return
The Quiet Return Writing Retreat A week-long writing retreat in Olhão this November A writing retreat for 10 women who are ready to transform their traumatic lived experiences into words; safely and.....
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A short film about child sexual abuse trauma: Flow it is inspired by Dr Claire Cunnington’s Welcome Trust funded research at the University of Sheffield and directed by Chris Godwin from the Inner Eye Productions #childsexualabuse #trauma #childsexualabuseawareness #psychology #shortfilm
csa-in-fiction.com/2026/03/06/r... My Reflections on EROL, Zagreb (1–2 September) - CSAReps – Investigating Fictional Representations of Child Sexual Abuse in Contemporary Culture: Myths and Understanding, by Caroline Dunne
Reflections on EROL, Zagreb (1–2 September) - CSAReps – Investigating Fictional Representations of Child Sexual Abuse in Contemporary Culture: Myths and Understanding
I had the pleasure of attending the Everyday Reading of Literature (EROL) conference at the University of Zagreb on the 1st and […]
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csa-in-fiction.com/2026/05/12/c... In April we held our monthly fiction club, we watched Monsters, Lyle & Erik Menendez story, a netflix dramatization of the case of brothers who murdered their parents, however there is more to the story than meets the eye. @ailise-bulfin.bsky.social
CSAReps’ April Fiction Club - CSAReps – Investigating Fictional Representations of Child Sexual Abuse in Contemporary Culture: Myths and Understanding
Reflecting on “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” On Wednesday, April 29th, 2026, the CSAReps team hosted its latest Fiction Club […]
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Calling out MA and PhD students, early-career researchers, and anyone interested in the field of empirical literary studies for the International Society for the Empirical Study of Literature and Other Media (IGEL) Training School. #igel #mastersstudent #phdstudent #literature #phd
Our book recommendation and reflection today is The Power by Naomi Alderman, which explores the story about 4 women and girl power (literally), including child sexual abuse representation. What are some of your book recommendations? #bookrecommendation #sexualviolence #sexualabuse #childsexualabuse
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Shaping the Future of Literary Engagement: Shared Reading Workshop at the University of Basel - CSAReps – Investigating Fictional Representations of Child Sexual Abuse in Contemporary Culture: Myths a...
On May 21st and 22nd, 2025, the University of Basel in Switzerland hosted the “Shared Reading Workshop” – a striking event for […]
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CSAReps project@csarepsprojectucd.bsky.social · 3mo agocsa-in-fiction.com/2026/05/12/c... CSAReps’ Principal Investigator, Dr Ailise Bulfin Postdoctoral Researcher, Dr Giulia Scapin, recently presented at the “Challenges in Health Humanities Research” workshop organised by the Collee of Arts & Humanities Health, Medicine and Wellbeing research strand.
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CSAReps project@csarepsprojectucd.bsky.social · 2mo agocsa-in-fiction.com/2025/07/16/b... Hazel K Larkin Our wonderful board member Hazel at the launch of her amazing book “Body of Evidence” in Chapters Book Store, hosted by our principal investigator Dr. Ailise Bulfin @hazelklarkin.bsky.social @ailise-bulfin.bsky.social vimeo.com/1064307207?s...
csa-in-fiction.com/2026/04/30/m... CSAReps Postdoctoral Researcher Dr Giulia Scapin hosted a Shared Reading Session as a part of the “Bealtaine” event at University College Dublin organised by the UCD Innovation Academy on 22 April marking Earth Day with a day full of community & art mini events.
Monk and Cat: A Shared Reading Session - CSAReps – Investigating Fictional Representations of Child Sexual Abuse in Contemporary Culture: Myths and Understanding
CSAReps’ Postdoctoral Researcher, Dr Giulia Scapin, hosted a Shared Reading Session as a part of the “Bealtaine” event at University College Dublin […]
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csa-in-fiction.com/2025/07/16/b... Hazel K Larkin Our wonderful board member Hazel at the launch of her amazing book “Body of Evidence” in Chapters Book Store, hosted by our principal investigator Dr. Ailise Bulfin @hazelklarkin.bsky.social @ailise-bulfin.bsky.social vimeo.com/1064307207?s...
Body of Evidence Book Launch with Hazel Katherine Larkin - CSAReps – Investigating Fictional Representations of Child Sexual Abuse in Contemporary Culture: Myths and Understanding %
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csa-in-fiction.com/2026/05/12/c... CSAReps’ Principal Investigator, Dr Ailise Bulfin Postdoctoral Researcher, Dr Giulia Scapin, recently presented at the “Challenges in Health Humanities Research” workshop organised by the Collee of Arts & Humanities Health, Medicine and Wellbeing research strand.
Challenges in Health Humanities Research Workshop - CSAReps – Investigating Fictional Representations of Child Sexual Abuse in Contemporary Culture: Myths and Understanding
CSAReps’ Principal Investigator, Dr Ailise Bulfin, and Postdoctoral Researcher, Dr Giulia Scapin, recently presented at the “Challenges in Health Humanities Research” workshop […]
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At the CSAReps Project, we examine about CSA representation in fiction, including in contemporary films. ' Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story ' on Netflix is one of them. Check out our Instagram and LinkedIn for the full post. #csa #sexualabuse #sexualviolence #sexualassault #ucd
CSAReps is now on Instagram! "Investigating Fictional Representations of Child Sexual Abuse in Contemporary Culture: Myths and Understanding" is a project funded by the ERC and supported by UCD. Check out our: - LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/inve... - Instagram: @csareps
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Join our focus group - CSAReps – Investigating Fictional Representations of Child Sexual Abuse in Contemporary Culture: Myths and Understanding
Do depictions of child sexual abuse in fiction affect your work? We would like to understand how fictional depictions of child sexual […]
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Please join us in welcoming Maria Olivia Susilo as our new Research Assistant with the CSAReps Project. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Universitas Katolik Atma Jaya (BSD, Indonesia) and graduated last week with a Master’s in Applied Psychologyfrom University College Cork. Welcome!
AINSVR next webinar will take place on Thursday 5th March @ 1pm. We are delighted to host Dr Ailise Bulfin and Dr Giulia Scapin who will deliver a presentation on: 'The CSAReps project: "Investigating Fictional Representations of Child Sexual Abuse in Contemporary Culture: Myths and Understanding"
AINSVR next webinar will take place on Thursday 5th March @ 1pm. We are delighted to host Dr Ailise Bulfin and Dr Giulia Scapin who will deliver a presentation on: 'The CSAReps project: "Investigating Fictional Representations of Child Sexual Abuse in Contemporary Culture: Myths and Understanding"
CSAReps Project is delighted to annouce we will present at the SCSMI conference in June in Amsterdam @ailise-bulfin.bsky.social @hazelklarkin.bsky.social @sophiefranklin.bsky.social @theflyingchild.bsky.social @drcisme.bsky.social @brenrooney.bsky.social www.scsmi-online.org/conference
Congratulations to Sophie on organising an excellent, thought-provoking workshop on Violence, Health and the (Health) Humanities last week. Making connections across a range of Humanities approaches to researching violence and musing on what a Health Humanities framework affords.
CSAReps is also delighted to announce we will present at The Conference of the International Society for the Study of Narrative conferences.au.dk/narrative2026 @ailise-bulfin.bsky.social @hazelklarkin.bsky.social @sophiefranklin.bsky.social @theflyingchild.bsky.social @drcisme.bsky.social
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CSAReps Project is delighted to annouce we will present at the SCSMI conference in June in Amsterdam @ailise-bulfin.bsky.social @hazelklarkin.bsky.social @sophiefranklin.bsky.social @theflyingchild.bsky.social @drcisme.bsky.social @brenrooney.bsky.social scsmi-online.org/conference
Conference - Society for Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image
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Deirdre Kenny of @oneinfourireland.bsky.social supporting David Ryan, survivor of CSA, who had a private audience with Pope Leo in Rome at which the pope apologized to David @ailise-bulfin.bsky.social www.rte.ie/news/2026/02...
Pope Leo apologises to Irish abuse survivor after meeting
Abuse survivor David Ryan, who featured in the RTÉ documentary 'Blackrock Boys', has said he received an apology from Pope Leo XIV during a meeting with the pontiff in the Vatican.
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Our wonderfully talented advisory board member @hazelklarkin.bsky.social is hosting online writing classes every Saturday in February see links below for details lnkd.in/eQ3DePFz, @ailise-bulfin.bsky.social @drcisme.bsky.social @theflyingchild.bsky.social @johndbnldn.bsky.social lnkd.in/eG3zWm4y
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Looking forward to this event @theflyingchild.bsky.social @ailise-bulfin.bsky.social @hazelklarkin.bsky.social @johndbnldn.bsky.social @drcisme.bsky.social www.theflyingchild.com/events-list
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Join The Flying Child Events to hear the voices of those with lived experience and their professional allies. Challenging stigma and embracing the mantra “Society’s shame, not mine,” these events crea...
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