A Criminology Of Narrative Fiction
By Rafe McGregor
ISBN
978-1529208061Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University PressISBN
978-1529208054Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University PressISBN
978-1529208092Dimensions
Imprint
Bristol University PressISBN
978-1529208092Dimensions
Imprint
Bristol University Press
A Criminology Of Narrative Fiction
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Criminology has been reluctant to embrace fictional narratives as a tool for understanding, explaining and reducing crime and social harm.
In this philosophical enquiry, McGregor uses examples from films, television, novels and graphic novels to demonstrate the extensive criminological potential of fiction around the world. Building on previous studies of non-fiction narratives, the book is the first to explore the ways criminological fiction provides knowledge of the causes of crime and social harm.
For academics, practitioners and students, this is an engaging and thought-provoking critical analysis that establishes a bold new theory of criminological fiction.
Rafe McGregor is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Edge Hill University, prior to which he spent fifteen years in the police and the prison service.
Introduction: Narrative, Criminology, and Fiction
Narrative Criminologies
Fictional Criminologies
Phenomenological Criminology
Counterfactual Criminology
Mimetic Criminology
Criminological Cinema
Conclusion: Criminology Of Narrative Fiction
