Emotions, Community and Violence (CRIM90040)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Not available in 2025
About this subject
Overview
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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: 4 March 2025
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
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: 4 March 2025
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
An oral presentation
| During the teaching period | 30% |
A Research essay
| 1 Weeks after the end of teaching | 70% |
| Hurdle requirement: 1. Attendance hurdle requirement: This subject has a minimum requirement of 80% attendance at tutorials, seminars, or workshops. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
| Hurdle requirement: 2. Late Penalty and Assessment hurdle requirement: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at five per cent (5%) of the possible marks available for the assessment task per day or part thereof. All pieces of assessment must be submitted to pass the subject. Each submitted assessment must be complete, constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task and will not be accepted after 20 University business days from the original assessment due date without written approval. | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Dates & times
Not available in 2025
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Last updated: 4 March 2025
Further information
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- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
Last updated: 4 March 2025