“Criminology Reloaded” Criminological 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 Theme What is the ‘reality’ of contemporary crime and who determines it?

Course Materials “Cultural Criminology” Octopus Books University Book store Library E-BookE-Book U of O Online Journals Class WebSite

Evaluating 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 Me Cultural & Crime Ethnographic Research – Municipal legislation Graffiti Busking Pedagogy – To create knowledge-able students… Pedagogy – praxis

Crime & Culture Interrogating ‘crime’ through the lens of culture Emotion/Excitement Emotion/Excitement – Heroic fantasies Subterranean Values Subterranean Values Reaction to larger cultural institutions.... Reaction to larger cultural institutions....

Crime Challenge reductionist definitions about criminalization Culture is dynamic, so too are definitions & experiences of ‘crime’ Meaningful creativity? Creative destruction?

Culture Imbuing the most mundane objects with meaning…. “…the negotiation of cultural meaning intertwines with the immediacy of criminal experience” (p.3)

Violence

Violence

Research, Ethics & Criminology

Working towards a ‘Case Study’

Next 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.