Browse Hierarchy CRIM5004: Crime and Intersectionality

In recent years there has been an increasing focus on intersectionality theory in the social sciences. This module explores and analyses this theoretical approach and its implications for the wider discipline of criminology. The module looks at how identities are interconnected and the way these identities are perceived and responded to by others, must be a necessary part of criminological analysis. This module examines the way in which identities intersect and how this impacts of people and their lived experiences with particular reference to the criminal justice system This module invites the student to critically engage and apply intersectionality and to explore how key social identities - for example gender, race, and socioeconomic class - affect all of us and how we experience crime and the criminal justice system.