“criminology reloaded” criminological theories ii

““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.