Talk and the body—publications

Browse a list of academic publications on using talk and the body to prevent gender-based violence.

Video outputs

This video demonstrates key findings from participants who have attended Kia Haumaru Personal Safety Education courses.

This video gives a brief overview of our research project along with an introduction to our team members.

Academic publications

Talks and presentations

Weatherall, A. (27–28 October, 2022) Invited keynote presentation ‘Embodying and Resisting Discoursed of Gendered Violence’ to International Seminar on Gender and Discourse.  Valenica, Spain

Weatherall, A. (10 August, 2022).  Invited keynote presentation ‘Resistance and feminist Self Defence Classes to7th Resistance in talk-in-interaction conference.  Oxford, UK.

Weatherall, A. (20 October 2021). Using talk and the body to prevent gender-based violence. Centre for Research in Psychological Wellbeing (CREW), Roehampton University, United Kingdom.

Weatherall, A. and Tennent, E. (2021). "BACK OFF!" Empowering by using voice as a self-defence weapon. International Gender and Language Association Conference, London, 22–24 June.

Wetherall, A. Murphy, B. Doehring, and A. Aslett, H. (4–6 July 2023). Panel presentation ‘Discursive dilemmas of gender and violence prevention’. International Gender and Language Association Conference, Brisbane, Australia

Summer scholarships

Bowen, S. and Weatherall, A. (2021). ‘Overcoming Gendered Stereotypes in empowerment Self Defence’. Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington

Te Moananui, C. and Weatherall, A. (2020). ‘Using our bodies and voices: The enactment and demonstration of weakness and strength’. Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington

Wolmarans, M. and Weatherall, A. (2021). ‘The Construction of Reasonable Force “Anything you have to do to be safe” ‘. Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington