Innovative Methodologies and New Perspectives in Queer Criminology Research

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract/Description

This complete thematic panel, sponsored by the Division on Queer Criminology (DQC), brings in innovative theories and methodologies to address queer criminological issues. From using 19th Century historical archives to contemporary news reports and applying microhistory to machine learning, this panel seeks to broaden the horizon of queer criminology research and criminology and criminal justice studies in general.

Sub Unit

• Area X. Critical Criminology / 73. Queer Criminology

Individual Presentations

• “Startling Disclosures”: Uncovering 19th-Century Black Trans Life Through a Microhistory of Criminalization - Brandon Craig, Northeastern University

• Male Peer Support, But Make It Gay and Chinese: Doing Tongzhi and Finding Community Through Digital Voyeurism - Yang Vincent Liu, Oakland University

• Media Framing and the Rise of Anti-Transgender Legislation: A Computational Analysis - Madison Gerdes, University of Montana

Chair

• Yang Vincent Liu, Oakland University

Organized by a Division or external group?

Division on Queer Criminology (DQC)