Critical Criminology and Literary Criticism Mcgregor Hardback 9781529219678

Critical Criminology and Literary CriticismAuthor(s): Rafe McGregor\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bristol University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bristol University Press\nISBN-13: 9781529219678, 978-1529219678\nSynopsis\nThere is increasing pressure on the humanities to justify their value and on criminology to undertake interdisciplinary research. In this book, Rafe McGregor establishes a new interdisciplinary methodology, criminological criticism, harnessing the synergy between literary studies and critical criminology to produce genuine interventions in social reality.\n\nMcGregor practices criminological criticism on George Millers Mad Max: Fury Road, Prime Videos Carnival Row and [url] Rowlings The Cuckoos Calling, demonstrating how these popular allegories provide insights into the harms of sexism, racism and class prejudice.\n\nThis book proposes a model for collaboration between literary studies and critical criminology that is beneficial to the humanities, the social sci.