CRIME, BODIES, CULTURE
LST2CCL
2018
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Every crime involves a body, whether that body be that of an offender, a victim or a witness. But are all bodies equally regarded in relation to crime and law? In this subject, interdisciplinary scholarship and critical theory are used to examine the dynamic and complex relationship that exists between crime, bodies, law and culture. The ways in which bodies and their attributes are constructed and judged in relation to crime will be considered through the examination of a diverse range of offences and their representation in legal, criminological and popular domains. The significance of the representation of crime and law to broader issues of social order and power relations will be explored. So too the usefulness of critical interdisciplinary perspectives for understanding and responding to crime today.
School: School of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Susanne Davies
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
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-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: LST2CSP, LST3CSP, LST2CLC, LST3CLC
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Demonstrate an understanding of the critical interdisciplinary scholarship on the relationship between crime, bodies, law and culture.
- Activities:
- Lectures, tutorial discussions, readings, quizzes,
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Adaptability Skills)
02. Identify and assess the nature and impacts of different forms of representational practice upon understandings of crime and law.
- Activities:
- Lecture, tutorial discussion, audio-visual materials, reading, quizzes, essay
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Adaptability Skills)
03. Recognize the significance that key concepts such as community, identity, gender and race play in representations of crime, law and culture.
- Activities:
- Lectures, tutorial discussions, audio-visual materials, reading, quizzes, essay
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Adaptability Skills)
04. Demonstrate an interdisciplinary approach to analysing crime and law.
- Activities:
- Lectures, tutorial discussions, portfolio, essay
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Adaptability Skills)
Melbourne, 2018, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Susanne 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
Nine 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
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Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online assessment tasks (equivalent to 1,000 words) | 30 | 01, 02, 03 | |
| One annotated portfolio of representations (equivalent to 1200 words) | 30 | 02, 03, 04 | |
| One 1800 word research essay | 40 | 01, 02, 03, 04 |