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““Criminology Reloaded”Criminology Reloaded”
Criminological Theories IICriminological Theories II
This Week…
• Outline course• Introductions• Review syllabus • Mini Lecture
Criminological Theories II
• Last in a trilogy– CRM 1301: ‘whenever’ to 1920s– Crim. Theories I : 1920s-1960s– Crim. Theories II : 1960s – now
• Cumulative– Research methods– Substantive topics– Critical Seminars
• Critical Focus
General ThemeWhat is the ‘reality’ of What is the ‘reality’ of
contemporary crime contemporary crime and who determines and who determines it?it?
Course MaterialsCourse Materials“Cultural Criminology”• Octopus Books• University Book store• Library E-Book
U of O Online Journals
Class WebSite• www.pedagogmob.com
Evaluating YouEvaluating You
We are working towards the final project ….• Take Home Midterm #1• Take Home Midterm #2• Presentation: 10%• Final Paper: Theoretical Case Study: 30%Attendance is mandatory (see syllabus)
Evaluating MeEvaluating Me
• Cultural & Crime• Ethnographic Research– Municipal legislation• Graffiti• Busking
• Pedagogy – To create knowledge-able students…– praxis
Crime & CultureCrime & Culture
Interrogating ‘crime’ Interrogating ‘crime’ through the lens of through the lens of cultureculture
• Emotion/ExcitementEmotion/Excitement– Heroic fantasiesHeroic fantasies
• Subterranean ValuesSubterranean Values• Reaction to larger Reaction to larger
cultural institutions....cultural institutions....
CrimeCrime
Challenge reductionist definitions about criminalization
• Culture is dynamic, so too are definitions & experiences of ‘crime’
• Meaningful creativity?• Creative destruction?
CultureCulture
Imbuing the most mundane objects with meaning….
“…the negotiation of cultural meaning intertwines with the immediacy of criminal experience” (p.3)
ViolenceViolence
ViolenceViolence
Research, Ethics & CriminologyResearch, Ethics & Criminology
Working towards a ‘Case Study’Working towards a ‘Case Study’
Next WeekNext Week• Tuesday: Lecture & Discuss Case Study• Thursday: Carleton University Lecture– Shuttle – OC Transpo (85,94,95,96,97...) to Bayview/O-train
• If you have a class immediately before/after on Thursday, talk to me.
