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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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