Working broadly from the perspective of cultural and visual criminology this module engages with theories and debates about the media and its relationship with crime, examining representations of crime and justice in the news media and in popular culture. It considers the role of power and perception through of crime through the media and formation of a mediated crime oriented culture.
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Occurrence | Teaching cycle |
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A | Spring Term 2022-23 |
The aims of this module are to:
By the end of the module, students should be able to:
Content for the module could include:
Week 2 Studying Crime, Media and Culture
Week 3 Visual Criminology and the Spectacle of Crime: Trial By Media
Week 4 Female and Child Killers
Week 5 Serial Killing
Week 6 Film and Prisons
Week 7 Crime Fiction
Week 8 Future Imaginings of Crime and Law Enforcement
Week 9 Organised Crime
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework Assessment 1 - Visual Analsis Book/Journal Article Review |
N/A | 30 |
Essay/coursework Assessment 2 - Blog |
N/A | 35 |
Essay/coursework Assessment 3 - Book/Journal Article Review |
N/A | 35 |
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Formative assessment is conducted via peer and staff feedback on a visual analysis of an image in preparation for summatively assessed visual analysis.
Task | Length | % of module mark |
---|---|---|
Essay/coursework Assessment 1 - Visual Analsis Book/Journal Article Review |
N/A | 30 |
Essay/coursework Assessment 2 - Blog |
N/A | 35 |
Essay/coursework Assessment 3 - Book/Journal Article Review |
N/A | 35 |
Oral feedback is provided by staff and student peers in seminars through discussion.
Feedback on summative work is provided in written format and additional oral feedback (based on the written feedback) is provided by personal supervisors.
Carrabine, E. (2015) Visual criminology. The Routledge handbook of qualitative criminology, London: Routledge.
Greer, C. (ed.) (2019) Crime and media: A reader, London: Routledge.
Jewkes, Y. (2015) Media & Crime (3rd Ed) London: Sage.
Martin, G. (2019) Crime, Media and Culture, London: Routledge.