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Criminology, Deviance, and the Silver Screen : The Fictional Reality and the Criminological Imagination /

This text argues for the usefulness of fictional realities for criminological theorizing and analysis. It illustrates that a creative and critical social scientific practice requires craft norms rather than commercial norms that threaten to completely colonize higher education.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Frauley, Jon (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Subjects:
Social Sciences.
Criminology & Criminal Justice.
Film History.
Media Studies.
Communication.
Criminology.
Motion pictures > History.
Social sciences.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This text argues for the usefulness of fictional realities for criminological theorizing and analysis. It illustrates that a creative and critical social scientific practice requires craft norms rather than commercial norms that threaten to completely colonize higher education.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (262 pages)
ISBN:9780230115361
DOI:10.1057/9780230115361