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2021 Call for Nominations

Executive Board Elections

The Division on Terrorism and Bias Crimes is seeking nominations (including self-nominations) for DTBC Chair, DTBC Vice Chair, one Executive Counselor, and a non-voting student member who will serve on the committee for one year. Please note that only members in good standing for the current year can run for office and vote in elections. Please send nominations (including a short bio of the nominee) to ascdtbc@gmail.com with the subject line “DTBC Nomination” no later than August 20th, 2021.  

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Statement by the DTBC Executive Board Regarding the Mass Murder of AAPI Community Members in Atlanta Last Week

Statement of the DTBC Executive Board Regarding the Mass Murder of AAPI Community Members in Atlanta Last Week Racist and xenophobic assumptions, false narratives, and violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have been persistent in the United States for an extended period of time. In 1893, the U.S. was complicit in the overthrow of Queen Lili’uokalani and the dissolution of the Hawaiian monarchy, later… Read More »Statement by the DTBC Executive Board Regarding the Mass Murder of AAPI Community Members in Atlanta Last Week

Hate, Democracy and Human Rights Conference

The International Network for Hate Studies will host its third biennial conference in Warsaw, Poland from June 3rd – 5th. The conference will examine “the ways in which human rights and democracy are challenged by hate crime, right-wing extremism, online hate and political discourses of hate.” Participants must submit a proposal form by Friday, February 28th.  For more information about the conference and submitting a proposal, click… Read More »Hate, Democracy and Human Rights Conference

2020 Distinguished Scholar & Student Paper Award Nominations

The Distinguished Scholar Award honors an individual’s sustained and distinguished scholarship, and/or service in the fields of terrorism, bias crimes, or political violence from a criminological perspective. It recognizes an established academic/researcher who has held a Ph.D. degree for at least ten years. The outstanding contributions to the field of terrorism, bias crimes, or political violence from a criminological perspective may consist of a single outstanding book… Read More »2020 Distinguished Scholar & Student Paper Award Nominations

2020 Distinguished Scholar Award

Congratulations to Dr. Barbara Perry, who has been named the 2020 Division of Terrorism and Bias Crime (DTBC) Distinguished Scholar! Dr. Perry is a Professor of Social Science and Humanities at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology and an author of several books and scholarly articles on topics related to hate crime and extremism. She also currently serves as Director of the Centre on Hate, Bias… Read More »2020 Distinguished Scholar Award

New Member Content

New Member Content On August 24th, the DTBC hosted a virtual event on Virtual Teaching Best Practices. DTBC members registered with the division website can access the video here.   

2020 Election Results & General Meeting Information

The DTBC is pleased to announce the results of the 2020 election:   Executive Counselor Positions: Carla Lewandowski and Jared Dmello Secretary/Treasurer: Daren Fisher,  Student Position: Clara Braun  Congratulations to our new Executive Board members!  Additionally, in lieu of the meeting that would normally take place at the physical ASC conference, the DTBC will be hosting a virtual meeting on December 10th beginning at 5:00pm (EST), followed by a virtual happy… Read More »2020 Election Results & General Meeting Information

New Member Content

On October 23rd, the DTBC hosted a virtual Student Research in Progress symposium. Additionally, the DTBC syllabus bank also has new contributions. DTBC members registered with the division website have access to the symposium video recording and the syllabi archive.

Virtual Event: Student Research in Progress Forum

The Division on Terrorism and Bias Crimes (DTBC) is hosting an online event on Friday, October 23, from 11:30am to 1:00pm (EST) for students to present on-going or completed non-published research on terrorism, hate/bias crimes, or related innovative research methodology. Students will receive feedback on their project in an informal and cooperative context by interacting with DTBC members, comprised of several experts in the field. Each presentation,… Read More »Virtual Event: Student Research in Progress Forum