There is increasing pressure on the humanities to justify their value and on criminology to undertake interdisciplinary research. In this book, Rafe Mc Gregor establishes a new interdisciplinary methodology, ‘criminological criticism’, harnessing the synergy between literary studies and critical criminology to produce genuine interventions in social reality.
Mc Gregor practices criminological criticism on George Miller’s ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’, Prime Video’s ‘Carnival Row’ and J.K. Rowling’s ‘The Cuckoo’s Calling’, demonstrating how these popular allegories provide insights into the harms of sexism, racism and class prejudice.
This book proposes a model for collaboration between literary studies and critical criminology that is beneficial to the humanities, the social sciences and society.
Table of Content
Introduction
Criminological Criticism
The Critical Sociology of Mad Max: Fury Road
The Urban Zemiology of Carnival Row
The Cultural Criminology of The Cuckoo’s Calling
Critical Criminological Methodology
Interdisciplinary Intervention
Conclusion
About the author
Rafe Mc Gregor is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Edge Hill University, prior to which he spent fifteen years in the police and the prison service.
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