Season 3, Episode 13, Luke Billingham on the impact of the terrifying abyss of insignificance on our young people

Send us Fan MailLuke Billingham, part-time researcher, part-time youth worker, talks all things about shifting the lens on how we view youth violence, the significance of mattering and how we need to step away from 'boundaries receptacles for blame'.Here's a link to the "Terrifying abyss of insignificance" paper: https://opo.iisj.net/index.php/osls/article/view/1185/1395Worth mentioning that the title of that paper is a quote from a brilliant book by Tony Ellis: https://www.routledge.com/Men-Masculinities-and-Violence-An-ethnographic-study/Ellis/p/book/9781138040274)Here's a link to Against Youth Violence (available for pre-order; out in October): https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/against-youth-violenceHere's a link to Hackney Quest's site, where Luke works part-time: https://www.hackneyquest.org.uk/Here's a link to the research project Luke is working on with the OU: https://changingviolence.org/Twitter: @lbilli91Twitter: @_lisacherrySupport the showThank you for listening! Please share and subscribe the practice wisdom in this episode and create social change, one connection at a time. If you're feeling it, then leave a comment too!Learn more about Lisa here:www.lisacherry.co.ukBuy Books Here. Connect on Linkedin, Instagram and Substack by searching for Dr Lisa Cherry