LST3CLC
CRIME, LAW AND CULTURE
LST3CLC
2016
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject, interdisciplinary scholarship and critical theory are used to examine the dynamic and complex relationship that exists between crime, law and culture. We examine a diverse range of offences and their representation in legal, criminological and popular domains. We explore how the manner in which crime is defined, enacted, dealt with and interpreted relates to ever changing cultural, political and economic contexts. We explore the significance of the representation of crime and law to broader issues of social order and power relations and also the usefulness of critical interdisciplinary perspectives for understanding and responding to crime today.
SchoolSchool of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorSusanne Davies
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites 15 credit points of any first year Legal Studies subject and 15 credit points of any Humanities or Social Sciences subject, or subject coordinator's approval.
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjects LST22CSP, LST32CSP, LST2CLC,LST20CIC, LST30CIC
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
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Readings | Weekly readings available via LMS/library. | Prescribed | Various | Various |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Demonstrate a critical appreciation of how concepts such as community, identity, gender, class and race are constructed within representations of crime, law and culture.
- Activities:
- Lectures; tutorial readings, discussions and online activities.
02. Demonstrate a critical appreciation of the different ways in which expert and popular representations of crime and law are culturally informed and produced.
- Activities:
- Lectures; tutorial readings, discussions and online activities.
03. Demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of what constitutes an interdisciplinary approach to analysing crime, law and culture.
- Activities:
- Lectures; tutorial readings, discussions and online activities.
04. Display a critical appreciation of the role that practices of representation play in shaping how crime and law are understood and responded to, professionally and popularly.
- Activities:
- Lectures; tutorial readings, discussions and online activities.
Subject options
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Melbourne, 2016, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorSusanne Davies
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
Twelve 2.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
Twelve 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
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One 1,800-word research essay | 40 | 01, 02, 03 | |
One Annotated Portfolio of Representations (equivalent 1,200 words) | 30 | 01, 02, 04 | |
Three online assessment tasks (equivalent to 350 words each) | 30 | 01, 02, 04 |