Critical Scholarship in the Current Times: A Discussion with Scholars

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract/Description

In this panel we bring together scholars from the Division on People of Color and Crime, the Division of Feminist Criminology, and the Division of Queer Criminology in a co-sponsored session. Our goal is to listen to and discuss issues that criminologists are experiencing or may soon experience when they use critical approaches in their research, teaching, and advocacy work. The landscape of higher education and criminological research is rapidly shifting in a way that can leave many criminologists unsure of how to do the work they find most meaningful, valid, and productive. Panelists will respond to audience members’ questions and concerns. We expect to discuss topics such as how junior faculty should navigate current expectations and policies as they seek promotion, how to apply critical ideas in the classroom, how to advocate for marginalized groups in the justice system, and strategies for seeking funding, among others.

Sub Unit

• Area X. Critical Criminology / 79. Critical Perspectives in Criminology

Individual Presentations

• Critical Scholarship on Race, Crime and Justice - Rod Brunson, University of Maryland, College Park

• Critical Scholarship on Gender and Sexuality - Max Osborn, Villanova University

• Critical Scholarship in Criminal Justice - Staci Strobl, Shenandoah University

• Critical Scholarship in the Current Times - Aimee Wodda, Pacific University

• Critical Leadership in Higher Education - Marjorie Zatz, University of California, Merced

Chair

• Aaron Kupchik, University of Delaware

Discussant

• Aaron Kupchik, University of Delaware

Organized by a Division or external group?

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