307417 (v.1) History 301 - The Cultural Contexts of Crime

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Area:	Department of Social Sciences
Contact Hours:	3.0
Credits:	50.0
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Anti Requisite(s):	307414 (v.1) Anthropology 201 - The Cultural Contexts of Crime 307415 (v.1) Anthropology 301 - The Cultural Contexts of Crime 307416 (v.1) History 201 - The Cultural Contexts of Crime
Other Requisite(s):	Completion of second year of course: Any 2nd year Anthropology or History unit. Completion of second year of course: Any 2nd year Anthropology or History unit.
The interfaces between anthropology and history to explore a comparative range of historical and contemporary constructions and definitions of 'Crime', 'Criminal Behaviour' and 'The Criminal'. The social processes and environments that produce differing notions of crime, and work through the multivocal narratives of crime and their competing frameworks, official and unofficial.