Writing Wrongs Live!: Language and Economic (In)justice

Writing Wrongs Live! is an in-person live recording of an episode of our true crime forensic linguistics podcast in front of a public audience.

Each episode of Writing Wrongs focuses on a real forensic linguistic case. For this live episode, we will explore how language analysis can help tackle economic crime, including fraud and financial abuse. The first hour of the event will take the form of a recorded conversation with two expert guests. There will then be an interval during which audience members can have refreshments and explore the Steelhouse Lane Lock-up, including opportunities to experience the cells and try on police uniforms from different eras. The second half will be a live audience question-and-answer session, giving attendees the opportunity to engage directly with the podcast team and guests.

This episode will focus on economic crime, offering a timely opportunity to show how linguistic analysis can help people understand deception, harm, and evidence in complex social contexts.

Professor Tim Grant and Dr Nicci MacLeod (co-hosts)

Guests:

Dr Rasha Kassem, internationally recognised scholar in fraud, auditing, governance and forensic accounting.

Dr Elisabeth Carter, a criminologist, forensic linguist and award-winning practitioner in the field of fraud and financial abuse.

All welcome.

Non-academic publics with an existing or emerging interest in true crime, language, justice, and social science. In particular, we encourage local and regional GCSE and A level students who may be considering subjects such as English Language, Psychology, Criminology, or Sociology, to attend.

2 weeks before (14th October).