Literary Theory And Criminology

Author : Rafe McGregor
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000915204
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Literary Theory and Criminology written by Rafe McGregor and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-07-31 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Literary Theory and Criminology demonstrates the significance of contemporary literary theory to the discipline of criminology, particularly to those criminologists who are primarily concerned with questions of power, inequality, and harm. Drawing on innovations in philosophical, narrative, cultural, and pulp criminology, it sets out a deconstructive framework as part of a critical criminological critique-praxis. This book comprises eight essays – on globalisation, criminological fiction, poststructuralism, patriarchal political economy, racial capitalism, anthropocidal ecocide, critical theory, and critical praxis – that argue for the value of contemporary literary theory to a critical criminology concerned with the construction of a just and sustainable reality in the face of climate change and other mass harms. This is the first criminology book to engage with literary theory from the perspective of criminology and provides a guide for criminologists who want to deploy literary theory as part of their research programmes. It supersedes existing engagements with poststructuralism in the philosophical criminological tradition because it entails neither a constructionist ontology nor a relativist epistemology. It shows criminologists how literary theory offers the tools to first deconstruct and then reconstruct meaning and value. Literary Theory and Criminology is essential reading for all critical criminological theorists.

Author : Rafe McGregor
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1529219671
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Critical Criminology and Literary Criticism written by Rafe McGregor and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2021-11-08 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Establishing a new interdisciplinary methodology, ‘criminological criticism’, Rafe McGregor proposes a model for collaboration between literary studies and critical criminology that is beneficial to the humanities, the social sciences and society.

Author : McGregor, Rafe
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 152921968X
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Critical Criminology and Literary Criticism written by McGregor, Rafe and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2021-11-08 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is increasing pressure on the humanities to justify their value and on criminology to undertake interdisciplinary research. In this book, Rafe McGregor establishes a new interdisciplinary methodology, ‘criminological criticism’, harnessing the synergy between literary studies and critical criminology to produce genuine interventions in social reality. McGregor practices criminological criticism on George Miller’s ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’, Prime Video’s ‘Carnival Row’ and J.K. Rowling’s ‘The Cuckoo’s Calling’, demonstrating how these popular allegories provide insights into the harms of sexism, racism and class prejudice. This book proposes a model for collaboration between literary studies and critical criminology that is beneficial to the humanities, the social sciences and society.

Author : Roger Hopkins Burke
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351792326
Total Pages : 951 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Criminological Theory written by Roger Hopkins Burke and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-11-01 with total page 951 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to criminological theory for students taking courses in criminology at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Building on previous editions, this book presents the latest research and theoretical developments. The text is divided into five parts, the first three of which address ideal type models of criminal behaviour: the rational actor, predestined actor and victimized actor models. Within these, the various criminological theories are located chronologically in the context of one of these different traditions, and the strengths and weaknesses of each theory and model are clearly identified. The fourth part of the book looks closely at more recent attempts to integrate theoretical elements from both within and across models of criminal behaviour, while the fifth part addresses a number of key recent concerns of criminology: postmodernism, cultural criminology, globalization and communitarianism, the penal society, southern criminology and critical criminology. All major theoretical perspectives are considered, including: classical criminology, biological and psychological positivism, labelling theories, feminist criminology, critical criminology and left realism, situation action, desistance theories, social control theories, the risk society, postmodern condition and terrorism. The new edition also features comprehensive coverage of recent developments in criminology, including ‘the myth of the crime drop’, the revitalization of critical criminology and political economy, shaming and crime, defiance theory, coerced mobility theory and new developments in social control and general strain theories. This revised and expanded fifth edition of An Introduction to Criminological Theory includes chapter summaries, critical thinking questions, policy implications, a full glossary of terms and theories and a timeline of criminological theory, making it essential reading for those studying criminology and taking courses on theoretical criminology, understanding crime, and crime and deviance

Author : McGregor, Rafe
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1529219698
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Critical Criminology and Literary Criticism written by McGregor, Rafe and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2021-11-08 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is increasing pressure on the humanities to justify their value and on criminology to undertake interdisciplinary research. In this book, Rafe McGregor establishes a new interdisciplinary methodology, ‘criminological criticism’, harnessing the synergy between literary studies and critical criminology to produce genuine interventions in social reality. McGregor practices criminological criticism on George Miller’s ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’, Prime Video’s ‘Carnival Row’ and J.K. Rowling’s ‘The Cuckoo’s Calling’, demonstrating how these popular allegories provide insights into the harms of sexism, racism and class prejudice. This book proposes a model for collaboration between literary studies and critical criminology that is beneficial to the humanities, the social sciences and society.

Author : Stuart Henry
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814735509
Total Pages : 637 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Criminology Theory Reader written by Stuart Henry and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 637 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An anthology of theoretical essays on causes of crime published in the American Society of Criminology's journal Criminology. Articles have been edited into concise, student-friendly readings, capturing the essence and diversity of thinking about crime from major theoretical perspectives including classical and rational choice, biological and psychological, strain, subculture, social learning, neutralization, and Marxist and critical theory. Also contains cutting-edge thinking on feminist theory and on postmodernist, constitutive, and integrated approaches. Includes an overview and section introductions. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Bruce A. Arrigo
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252090411
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Philosophy, Crime, and Criminology written by Bruce A. Arrigo and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philosophy, Crime, and Criminology represents the first systematic attempt to unpack the philosophical foundations of crime in Western culture. Utilizing the insights of ontology, epistemology, aesthetics, and ethics, contributors demonstrate how the reality of crime is informed by a number of implicit assumptions about the human condition and unstated values about civil society. Charting a provocative and original direction, editors Bruce A. Arrigo and Christopher R. Williams couple theoretically oriented chapters with those centered on application and case study. In doing so, they develop an insightful, sensible, and accessible approach for a philosophical criminology in step with the political and economic challenges of the twenty-first century. Revealing the ways in which philosophical conceits inform prevailing conceptions of crime, Philosophy, Crime, and Criminology is required reading for any serious student or scholar concerned with crime and its impact on society and in our lives.

Author : Rafe McGregor
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1529208068
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Criminology Of Narrative Fiction written by Rafe McGregor and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2022-07-12 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on complex narratives across film, TV, novels and graphic novels, this authoritative critical analysis demonstrates the value of fictional narratives as a tool for understanding, explaining and reducing crime and social harm. McGregor establishes an original theory of the criminological value of fiction.

Author : Vincenzo Ruggiero
Publisher : Verso
ISBN 13 : 9781859845707
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crime in Literature written by Vincenzo Ruggiero and published by Verso. This book was released on 2003 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addresses the issues of crime and crime control through the reading of several classical literary works.

Author : Tim Newburn
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1317244265
Total Pages : 1144 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Criminology written by Tim Newburn and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-02-22 with total page 1144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensive and accessible, Tim Newburn’s bestselling Criminology provides an introduction to the fundamental themes, concepts, theories, methods and events that underpin the subject and form the basis for all undergraduate degree courses and modules in Criminology and Criminal Justice. This third edition includes: A new chapter on politics, reflecting the ever increasing coverage of political influence and decision making on criminology courses New and updated crime data and analysis of trends, plus new content on recent events such as the Volkswagen scandal, the latest developments on historic child abuse, as well as extended coverage throughout of the English riots A fully revised and updated companion website, including exam, review and multiple choice questions, a live Twitter feed from the author providing links to media and academic coverage of events related to the concepts covered in the book, together with links to a dedicated textbook Facebook page Fully updated to reflect recent developments in the field and extensively illustrated, this authoritative text, written by a leading criminologist and experienced lecturer, is essential reading for all students of Criminology and related fields.