Mediating via materiality: Continuing critical conversations around child sexual abuse in Australia

Megan Deas, Kerry Mccallum, Kerry Martin

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    Abstract

    The Royal Commission into Institutional
    Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (RCIRCSA)
    was a ground-breaking national inquiry held in
    Australia between 2013–2017. The RCIRCSA
    amplified the voices of victims and survivors
    and changed the discourse around one of
    society’s most devastating, long-silenced
    crimes; the failure of institutions to protect
    children in their care. Systemic abuse was
    uncovered in educational, religious, sporting
    and state-run institutions, most prominently
    within the Catholic Church. Evidence emerged
    through the Royal Commission’s 57 widely
    publicised public hearings, 8000 private
    testimonies, its seven-volume final report and
    the 2018 National Apology to the victims and
    survivors of child sexual abuse in institutions.
    The revelations made global media headlines
    and forced the communities in which these
    institutions operated to reckon with the
    legacies of abuse (McCallum and Waller,
    2021). They spawned the community
    movements and artistic responses that are
    the subject of this chapter
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationDifficult Conversations
    EditorsUrsula Frederucj, Ashley Harrison, Tracy Ireland, Justin Magee
    Place of PublicationLondon
    PublisherBritish Council
    Chapter3
    Pages19-32
    Number of pages14
    ISBN (Electronic) 9781915280190
    ISBN (Print)9781915280183
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2023

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