The Historical Association: From Artful Dodgers to Hooligans: Youth Crime in Victorian Britain

This Historical Association branch event is a talk by Professor Heather Shore of Manchester Metropolitan University on youth crime in Victorian Britain. It explores the social and historical context behind the image of the ‘artful dodger’ and the rise of ideas about ‘hooliganism’, looking at how young people were understood, represented and policed in the nineteenth century.

The event takes place in Manchester and is aimed at anyone interested in history, crime, society and Victorian Britain. It is a live in-person lecture hosted by the Manchester and Liverpool branch of the Historical Association, offering an opportunity to hear from an academic speaker and engage with a specialist topic in an accessible public setting.