Under the Gun : Criminology Goes Back to the Movies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Michelle.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crime in motion pictures.

Criminology.

Crime in popular culture.

Genre:

Film criticism

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, 2026.

Summary:

"Under the Gun sets out to bring into relief the contests and points of resistance criminology must face, by highlighting some of the criminological theories - and anti-theories - that are at play in this moment in our movies - but also our classrooms, communities, screens, and streets"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Introduction: So You Want to Be a Criminologist?

1. Shout at the Devil: Popular Demonology and The Conjuring

2. Bad Brains: Biological Theories and We Need to Talk About Kevin

3. Cash Rules Everything. .. : Strain Theories and Hell or High Water

4. Rob Another Goddamn Bank: Intersectionality and Set It Off

5. All the Way to the F. .. B. .. I: Carceral Feminism and The Silence of the Lambs

6. I Got You. I Promise: Queer Criminology and Moonlight

7. Corrupting Every Cell: Green Criminology and Dark Waters

8. The Party Responsible: Anticolonial Criminology and Saint Omer

9. Against Cinematic Heroes, Against Criminology

Conclusion: The Anticriminologist

Acknowledgments

Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the Authors

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4798-1897-6

9781479818976

OCLC:

1573146783