SOC 295-01 - Special Topic: Feminist & Critical Criminologies

4 credits (Spring)

Introduces students to traditional theories in deviance and criminology, then focuses on critiques raised by feminist and critical criminologists in the past two decades. Students read foundational and contemporary theoretcial texts in these latter traditions, examine their key empirical contributions, and use that knowledge in a literature review/research project exploring the criminological genealogy of a contemporary issue. Topics may include gendered (sex work, domestic violence, victimization), environmental, economic (state-corporate, white-collar), police, hate, and youth crimes.

Prerequisite: SOC 111.
Instructor: Devine-Eller