ARC Future Fellowships - Grant ID: FT210100241

Funded Activity Summary

Seeking 'Closure' in Unsolved Homicide Cases. The project aims to transform conceptual understandings of ‘closure’ by studying the experiences of bereaved families and frontline police confronting unsolved homicide. Through fieldwork and interviews, it will research how police and families struggle to manage feelings of loss, frustration, blame and failure. The project will craft new language and narrative modes to better situate feelings of grief, confusion and non-resolution, and help people comprehend and ultimately even find meaning in these experiences. Results will lead to significantly improved communication between families and police, to the development of more effective support strategies, and will have social and cultural applications far and beyond the justice system.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 19-07-2022

End Date: 18-07-2026

Funding Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships

Funding Amount: $927,774.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Social and Cultural Anthropology | Criminal Law and Procedure | Performing Arts and Creative Writing | Creative Writing (incl. Playwriting)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge through Studies of Human Society | Expanding Knowledge through Studies of the Creative Arts and Writing | Criminal Justice |

Other Keywords

Creative Writing (incl. Playwriting) | Criminal Justice | Criminal Law and Procedure | Expanding Knowledge through Studies of Human Society | Expanding Knowledge through Studies of the Creative Arts and Writing | Performing Arts and Creative Writing | Social and Cultural Anthropology

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