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SOC 304Media and Crime

Units
0.50
Faculty
Arts
Subject
Sociology

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 1 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

In this course students will explore the complexities of media messages about crime and criminalization. Topics students will address in course materials, assignments, and group exchanges may include news reporting of crime, representations of race and crime, moral panics, signal crimes, the "true crime" genre, activist media strategies, social media, as well as surveillance and social control through media.

Prerequisites

  • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
    • SOC101R - Introduction to Sociology (0.50)

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

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  • DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS WITH COLIN HASTINGS. the syllabus was all over the place, class lectures were mandatory, and the learn layout was a headache. His assignments may seem easy but he'll give you a grade without explaining why even though if followed the rubric. The grade weighing was confusing, and not balanced. if it isnt hastings go ahead and take it, the content was interesting and I learned a lot about the relation between media portrayals of crime, and audience perceptions. youll definetly leave having learnt something

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