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Harriet Gray

@drharrietgray.bsky.social

Feminist academic. Gender, violence, war, militaries, memorialisation, ARTivism. Senior lecturer at University of York Politics. Insta: @gbv_memorials. Views are my own, not those of my employer.

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Harriet Gray@drharrietgray.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Our special issue (which I co-edited with Phoebe Martin and Audrey Reeves) - The Global Politics of Memory: Feminist Perspectives on the Curation of Violence - is now published in full at the Journal of Gender Studies. www.tandfonline.com/toc/cjgs20/c...

Journal of Gender Studies

SI: The Global Politics of Memory: Feminist Perspectives on the Curation of Violence Guest editors; Harriet Gray, Phoebe Martin, Audrey Reeves; and SI: Gendered Disinformation Guest editor: Kate Saner. Volume 35, Issue 3 of Journal of Gender Studies

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The Guardian@theguardian.com · 10mo ago

Former British soldier accused of murdering Kenyan woman appears in court

Former British soldier accused of murdering Kenyan woman appears in court

Robert Purkiss faces extradition to Kenya to face charges after Agnes Wanjiru killed near army base in 2012 A man has appeared in court as extradition proceedings began in the case of Agnes Wanjiru, a Kenyan woman who was killed near a British army base in 2012. Robert Purkiss, 38, who is originally from Greater Manchester, appeared before Westminster magistrates court on Friday , and told the court he intended to contest the extradition. It is understood that he was arrested on Thursday night. Continue reading...

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Centre for Military Justice@cmjhq.bsky.social · 2y ago

The official response of @DefenceHQ @BritishArmy to the Jaysley Beck case appears to be “we will put more women on court martial boards”. This has absolutely no relevance to that case and just gives the impression they are desperately scrambling for something to say

The Guardian@theguardian.com · last yr.

Army officer admits sexual assault of teenager Jaysley Beck before she took her own life

Army officer admits sexual assault of teenager Jaysley Beck before she took her own life

Beck’s family say failures within justice system led to her death after Michael Webber pleaded guilty to crime A former senior noncommissioned army officer has admitted sexually assaulting the teenage soldier Jaysley Beck, who later killed herself. WO Michael Webber pleaded guilty to assaulting Gunner Beck during a training exercise and will be sentenced at the military court in Bulford, Wiltshire on 31 October. Continue reading...

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The Guardian@theguardian.com · last yr.

Family of Kenyan woman allegedly murdered by UK soldiers criticise defence secretary

Family of Kenyan woman allegedly murdered by UK soldiers criticise defence secretary

Niece of Agnes Wanjiru says she thinks John Healey is ‘taking us for a ride’ The niece of a Kenyan woman who was murdered more than a decade ago, allegedly by British soldiers, has said her family now believe the defence secretary “just made a promise for his political gain” when he met them in April. John Healey told the family of Agnes Wanjiru of his “determination to see a resolution” in the case of her murder, pledging the UK’s full support for the investigation. Continue reading...

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Rebecca Solnit@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · last yr.

"One of the reasons the epidemic of violence against women is so unacknowledged is because cases like these are talked about individually, and often treated as though they are shocking aberrations rather than part of a pervasive pattern that operates at all levels of society."

The problem is far bigger than Jeffrey Epstein | Rebecca Solnit

Treating the scandal as an aberration misunderstands the global epidemic of violence against women

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Jeremy Corbyn@jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · last yr.

Palestinian statehood is not a bargaining chip. It is not a threat. It is an inalienable right of the Palestinian people. Our demands on this shameful government remain the same: end all arms sales to Israel, impose widespread sanctions, and stop the genocide, now.

Charlotte Lydia Riley@lottelydia.bsky.social · last yr.

All famines are man-made, all famines are political. Historians of empire and humanitarianism have known this forever. Gaza is not starving, Gaza is being starved, by Israel, and this starvation is enabled by our government and by every other government that does not step in to force food and aid.

Zoe Gardner@zoejardiniere.bsky.social · last yr.

If you are not concerned by the proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation because you think it doesn’t impact you, you are wrong. This is an authoritarian abuse of power by the government & it curtails all of our civil liberties #r4today

Saul Staniforth@saulstaniforth.bsky.social · last yr.

On LBC @zoejardiniere.bsky.social lists 3 previous instances where military aircraft have been targeted by campaigners in order to prevent them being used in war crimes, and she describes the govt banning Palestine Action as terrorists as an abuse of state power. Well said.

Harriet Gray@drharrietgray.bsky.social · last yr.

I have a new article out today in Signs, co-authored with Phoebe Martin, titled ‘You Are Not Alone: Feminist Memorialisation and the Present Tense of Gender-Based Violence in the Monument Quilt.’ www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

“You Are Not Alone”: Feminist Memorialization and the Present Tense of Gender-Based Violence in the Monument Quilt | Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society: Vol 50, No 4

Abstract In recent years a new tide of memorials dedicated to victim-survivors of gender-based violence has started to rise across the world. In this article, we analyze a significant example of this ...

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Harriet Gray@drharrietgray.bsky.social · last yr.

The second article in a planned special issue that I am co-editing on gender and memorialisation is out! Audrey Reeves and Hannah Gignoux explore how museums in the US and UK curate the memory of conflict-related sexual violence. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Curating conflict-related sexual violence: gender, politics and memory at war museums

Women’s rights activists have described museums and other heritage sites as tools of advocacy to fight the scourge of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV). Museums can sensitize the public to se...

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YouGov@yougov.co.uk · last yr.

Keir Starmer's net favourability rating has dropped 12pts in a month to -46, his lowest level ever, including a 34pt drop among Labour voters All Britons: -46 net rating (down 12 from 13-14 Apr) By 2024 vote Labour: -5 (down 34) Lib Dem: -13 (down 12) Conservative: -76 (up 1) Reform: -94 (down 5)

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Harriet Gray@drharrietgray.bsky.social · last yr.

I’m so privileged to be at a conference on ‘Remembering comfort women’ at SOAS today, learning about the politics of remembering wartime sexual violence from some fascinating scholars and discussions.

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Harriet Gray@drharrietgray.bsky.social · last yr.

I’m late to this, but I’ve just realised that the first article from a brilliant SI I’m editing in the Journal of Gender Studies has been published! Katie Stone’s compelling work on how museums can mobilize memories of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) for progressive social ends,

The Guardian@theguardian.com · last yr.

Female defence workers say sexual harassment not addressed after MoD allegations

Female defence workers say sexual harassment not addressed after MoD allegations

Exclusive: Union calls for inquiry more than a year after whistleblowers wrote to department about alleged abuse Female defence workers feel little has been done to address sexual harassment more than a year after whistleblowers sounded the alarm about serious problems at the Ministry of Defence, a leading trade union has said. A survey of female members of the Prospect union working in defence showed a falling level of confidence in action to deter sexual harassment, from 47% in January 2024 to 39% in February 2025. Continue reading...

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Katharine Millar@drkmillar.bsky.social · last yr.

New article, "Temporal Politics of Inevitability: Mass Death During the COVID-19 Pandemic", with @mjbayly.bsky.social and @dryunahan.bsky.social, out today in ISQ : academic.oup.com/isq/article/...

The Temporal Politics of Inevitability: Mass Death during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract. Many international phenomena, from complex, interconnected processes to specific catastrophes, have been deemed “inevitable” by elites, policymak

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Centre for Military Justice@cmjhq.bsky.social · 2y ago

This week a Coroner is investigating the circumstances of teenage soldier Jaysley Beck’s death. We’ve already heard a lot of evidence about the alarming behaviours of her immediate boss and an allegation of sexual assault that was not investigated.

Centre for Military Justice@cmjhq.bsky.social · 2y ago

The forces can be a lonely place for anyone experiencing sexual harassment or assault and it’s important to get outside support. Please contact our lovely friends at: @SaluteHerUK @AuroraNewDawn @Forewarned_AWAW @WaceMorgan @BoltBurdonKemp @CRINwire @ForcesWatch @ForcesLaw