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 191-026 Crime and Culture

Note

Formerly available as 191-328/428. Students who have completed 191-328/428 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Availability

3rd and 4th year

Credit Points

12.5

Coordinator

Dr A Young

Prerequisites

37.5 points of 2nd/3rd-year Criminology subjects for 3rd-year students. Admission to Criminology Honours for 4th-year students.

Semester

Not Offered (view timetable)

Contact

A 1-hour lecture and a 90-minute seminar per week

Subject Description

The subject first of all introduces students to theories and methods in the cultural analysis of crime. Then it examines various case studies in the cultural representation of crime: detective fiction; the serial killer movie; images of domestic violence; cultural understandings of rape and the rape-revenge film; artwork and censorship; graffiti; race, crime and urban space.

Assessment

An essay of 5000 words on a topic set by the coordinator or selected by the student in consultation with the coordinator, or an essay of 3000 words and a 2-hour examination.



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