Handbook home
Emotions, Communities, New Terror (CRIM90040)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
To learn more, visit 2023 Course and subject delivery.
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
July
Overview
Availability | July |
---|---|
Fees | Look up fees |
Fear of terrorism and a desire to defend communities has given rise to legal responses and new security regulations centred on surveillance. This subject is an in-depth study of the political, legal and the criminological rhetoric and practices around violence targeted at racialised communities. It explores terrorism, state and community responses to four extreme violent events through the lens of emotions they generate. Using criminological and socio-legal theory the subject examines how emotions become a site of political struggle after extreme violence, shaping how we understand harm, criminality, victimhood and justice. Connecting critical theory, criminological inquiry and lived community experience, the subject explores the ways in which liberal democracies live with political violence by policing emotions and how this can produce feelings of democratic belonging and alienation.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Critically review violent events using criminological and socio-legal frameworks to assess the social impact of violence
- Compare and evaluate contemporary controversies and tensions associated with public and government responses to violence and synthesise findings using oral and written communication
- Recognise and evaluate the link between politics, language and emotions by applying criminological theory, and advocate alternative policy solutions and strategies.
Generic skills
- Develop critical and analytical skills and methods to review contemporary extreme violent events applied with intellectual honesty and a respect for ethical values.
- Apply criminological and socio-legal frameworks to analyse responses to global violence.
- Identify and evaluate the link between politics, language and emotions, and how they have policy impact.
- Utilise analytical and communication skills to apply to contemporary controversies and identify key tensions associated with the public and government responses to violence.
- Develop reading and research skills to plan work and to use time effectively in an intensive format.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Corequisites
Non-allowed subjects
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Essay – literature review
| Week 2 | 25% |
Research essay
| 1 Weeks after the end of teaching | 50% |
Reflection assessment
| 4 Weeks after the end of teaching | 25% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- July
Coordinator Sahar Ghumkhor Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total 24 hours: 2 x 2 hour seminars per week in weeks 1-6 of Semester 2 Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 24 July 2023 to 1 September 2023 Last self-enrol date 1 August 2023 Census date 18 August 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 1 September 2023 Assessment period ends 29 September 2023 July contact information
What do these dates mean
Visit this webpage to find out about these key dates, including how they impact on:
- Your tuition fees, academic transcript and statements.
- And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Criminology - Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024