Kulturkriminologiska teorier, perspektiv och begrepp

Theories, Perspectives and Concepts of Cultural Criminology. This course aims to provide understanding and knowledge of a cultural criminology approach, focusing on how crime and crime prevention, deviations and normality are negotiated in a mutual relationship in different cultural contexts and with different outcomes.

Course name: CCRN01, Theories, Perspectives and Concepts of Cultural Criminology (Swedish name: Kulturkriminologiska teorier, perspektiv och begrepp). Advanced level master course (Second Cycle). 15 credits. Autumn semester. Language of instruction: English. Compulsory within the Master's programme in Cultural Criminology (SACCR) and also offered as a stand-alone course. 

To be eligible for a master course you must have passed the bachelor/undergraduate level.

This course deals with cultural-sociological and anthropological theories concerning culture as a system of meanings that are collectively negotiated. In this system, expectations, explanations, actions, and identities are categorized, organized, and interpreted. The distinctions between criminal and deviant help define what is normal and organized, and vice versa.

The course is divided into two parts. 

The first part introduces relevant concepts and theories in cultural criminology and increases understanding of the relevance of cultural-sociological and socio-anthropological approaches to issues related to crime, crime prevention, deviation and social control.

The second part aims to apply these theories in order to formulate and, on a basic level, analyse phenomena relevant to cultural criminology.

How to apply for this course

Application for the course is open from mid-March to mid-April each year (Swedish national application dates).

Apply via the Lund University Swedish website lu.se/lubas/i-uoh-lu-CCRN01. If you are on this page already, please look for the brown "anmälan" button.

Contact the departments Study Advisers if you need assistance: studievagledare@soc.lu.se

Course literature, syllabus and more

Use the course code CCRN01 to search the university database for the literature list and syllabus.

Find out more about the Department of Sociology, where you will study this course:

• "About us" on the Department of Sociology website
• "For current students" on the Department of Sociology website. A collection of pages for current students at the Department of Sociology.