Cultural criminology : an invitation / Jeff Ferrell, Keith Hayward, Jock Young.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ferrell, Jeff.

Contributor:

Hayward, Keith J.

Young, Jock

Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminology.

Crime--Sociological aspects.

Crime.

Crime in popular culture.

Physical Description:

viii, 240 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles ; London : SAGE, [2008]

Summary:

Cultural Criminology draws together the work of three of the leading international figures in the field today. The book traces the history, current configuration, methodological innovations and future trajectories of cultural criminology, mapping its terrain for students and academics interested in this exciting field.

The book highlights and analyses issues of representation, meaning and politics in relation to crime and criminal justice, covering areas such as: crime and the media, everyday life and transgression, popular culture, consumerism, globalisation, social control.

The use of vignettes, case studies and visual material throughout the text brings the subject to life. Cultural Criminology is indispensable to students, lecturers and researchers in criminology, sociology, cultural studies and media studies.

Contents:

1 Cultural Criminology: An Invitation 1

2 The Gathering Storm 25

3 The Storm Breaks: Cultural Criminology Now 56

4 Towards a Cultural Criminology of the Everyday 85

5 Media, Representation, and Meaning: Inside the Hall of Mirrors 123

6 Dangerous Knowledge 158

7 Cultural Criminology: An Innovation 195.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

ISBN:

9781412931267

1412931266

1412931274

9781412931274

OCLC:

267109285