Intersectional Criminology

What it covers

This course takes a critical intersectional lens to crime and law, examining the ways that experiences of indigeneity, race, gender and class intersect to produce very different perspectives on criminal justice. You will be introduced to a range of critical criminological theories and concepts, and explore the ways in which they can help us to better understand the political, cultural, social and historical contexts of crime and justice. You will practice connecting these theories and concepts to a range of contemporary criminological issues, including issues related to gender and sexuality, race and ethnicity, colonialism, class and capitalism, disability, environmental harm, genocide and human rights. In doing so, you will learn to consider your own positionality in the world, critically reflect on the limits and possibilities of systems of criminalisation for solving social problems, and explore the potentials offered by decolonial and transformative justice alternatives.

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