Podcast – Anthropology Of Crime

Crime attracts us. It fascinates us. It terrifies us. In more ways than one, it’s a part of our lives. But how we think about it is a part of our societies and cultures. Join me as I explore the many faces of crime in this brand new podcast. Anthropology of Crime, coming soon.

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  Podcast – Anthropology of Crime – Season 1 Episode 38 – The Making of A Detective – Nancy Drew, an interview with Jenn Fisher
  In the last episode before the Christmas break, we revisit the topic of making a detective with Jenn Fisher.
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  Podcast – Anthropology of Crime – Season 1 Episode 37 – The Development of a Detective
  How did we get the persona of a detective in the detective genre? In this episode, we explore early detectives, creepy folk tales, and the role of observation.
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  Podcast – Anthropology of Crime – Season 1 Episode 36 – What Is Terrorism And What Decides What Counts
  What is terrorism? Who decides what is or isn’t terrorism? And why is this definition difficult to establish? This episode explores these and many other questions attached to extreme violence in our societies.
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  Podcast – Anthropology of Crime – Season 1 Episode 35 – Surveillance and Criminalisation
  Surveillance is a huge topic, and it’s not just about which side of it we are discussing… it’s also how we do it.
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  Podcast – Anthropology of Crime – Season 1 Episode 34 – Illicit weapons trafficking: modernity meets old practices
  Part of my research involves an intersection between human rights, crime and technology… which led me to a continuing research project on weapons trafficking and 3D printed weapons. In October, I presented at #OC24 on my current work. In this episode, we visit the topic together.
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  Podcast – Anthropology of Crime – Season 1 Episode 33 – Werewolves, Vampires, Criminalisation and Why We Embrace Fear
  In this episode, we are still discussing the spooky season, and looking at how portrayals of werewolves and vampires changed from criminalisation into something completely different.
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  Podcast – Anthropology of Crime – Season 1 Episode 32 – Impressions from Geneva Peace Week
  Last week, I recorded this episode – my impressions from Geneva Peace Week – it’s finally up! 🙂
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  Podcast – Anthropology of Crime – Season 1 Episode 31 – The Springfield Three – Interview with Anne Roderique-Jones
  This episode revisits the topic of the impact of crime, especially unsolved crime, on communities .
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  Podcast – Anthropology of Crime – Season 1 Episode 30 – The Beast of Gevoudan: an Animal or Murder? An Early Halloween Special
  In this episode, we focus on the legendary beast of Gevoudan and the many perceptions of the events that took place in 18th Century France.
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  Podcast – Anthropology of Crime – Season 1 Episode 29 – Crime goes cyber: so does crime fighting. What part does perception play?
  This week, we are discussing perception, wildlife crime, cyber crime and Ecosolve.
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  Podcast – Anthropology of Crime – Season 1 Episode 28 – Only Murders In the Building : When the dead speak
  True crime, crime fiction and all discussions involving real crime sometimes touch on victims and how victims see themselves, at times in relation to a crime. This episode looks at how Only Murders in the Building give the dead a voice.
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  Podcast – Anthropology of Crime – Season 1 Episode 27 – Interview with a member of MMIW (part 2)
  The second half of our discussion on missing and murdered indigenous people.
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  Podcast – Anthropology of Crime – Season 1 Episode 26 – Interview with a member of MMIW (part 1)
  The topic of missing and murdered indigenous women and people is not new, but it is more and more pressing. In this and next week’s episode, I discuss the topic with a member of the organisation MMIW.
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  Podcast – Anthropology of Crime – Season 1 Episode 25 – Hate Crimes
  What is a hate crime? Who do they happen to, and how do they impact?
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  Podcast – Anthropology of Crime – Season 1 Episode 24 – Online Conspiracism and Crime
  In today’s episode, we focus on online conspiracism in regards to crime, especially with the connection to the true crime genre. This episode is very much a part of the previous – on crimes that happen abroad – so you may find it useful to listen to both together.
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  Podcast – Anthropology of Crime – Season 1 Episode 23 – Lost and Murdered Abroad
  What happens when someone is lost, hurt or murdered abroad? How do perceptions and laws regarding crime, criminality and criminalisation factor in investigation? And is going abroad really that much more dangerous than our lives at home? This episode examines these questions.
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  Podcast – Anthropology of Crime – Season 1 Episode 22 – How Can We Stop Transnational Crime?
  Transnational crime is impacting us more and more. How can we stop it… and can we? This episode is a short discussion of these questions, and of what role identity plays in developing a strategy against transnational crime.
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  Podcast – Anthropology of Crime – Season 1 Episode 21 – Interview with ECP
  When discussing crime, criminality and criminalisation, it’s important to consider the lived realities of marginalised groups. An interview with a representative from ECP.
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  Podcast – Anthropology of Crime – Season 1 Episode 20 – Warlords – Part 2
  Warlords are a part of criminal landscape, but even more so, they are a part of fantasy (criminal) landscape. In Part 2 of these two episodes, we continue discussing warlordism in fiction and in the real world.
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  Podcast – Anthropology of Crime – Season 1 Episode 19 – Warlords – Part 1
  Warlords are a part of criminal landscape, but even more so, they are a part fantasy (criminal) landscape. In Part 1 of these two episodes, we explore warlords and the like in fantasy realms.
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  Podcast – Anthropology of Crime – Season 1 Episode 18 – Tech and Invasion of Body : The Infrared and Unconsensual Photography in Japan and Elsewhere
  What happens when technology enables invasion of privacy in public spaces and otherwise? In this episode, we discuss technology-enabled sexual harassment and violence as relevant to female athletes, Mizuno’s development of infrared camera safe clothing and infrared photography.
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  Podcast – Anthropology of Crime – Season 1 Episode 17 – ‘Ndrangheta – Interview with Dr. Anna Sergi
  We often wonder what criminals look like. We often develop ideas about what they should look like. But how true are those ideas in practice? In this interview, Professor Sergi and I discuss ‘Ndrangheta, social expectation and her blog post on how to spot an ‘ndranghetisti “in the wild”.
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  Podcast – Anthropology of Crime – Season 1 Episode 16 – Familicide
  What is a familicide? Why does it happen? Who does it? Familicide is a staple of true crime, usually discussing it case by case.
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  Podcast – Anthropology of Crime – Season 1 Episode 15 – Space and Crime
  What does space mean in crime? This episode compares space in various types of crime, from the interpersonal to organised, and explores what our expectations mean in battling it.
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  Podcast – Anthropology of Crime – Season 1 Episode 14 – The poison pen letters: Pamphlets, scandal sheets, Bridgerton and murder
  Today’s episode explores the concept (and many faces) of poison pen writings, why they are similar, how they are connected to crime, and, of course, the currently most famous anonymous writings of Lady Whistledown.
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  Podcast – Anthropology of Crime – Season 1 Episode 13 – Refugees, trafficking and minorities – Interview with Giuliana Inturrisi
  An interview on how refugee status, minority status and trafficking intersect with each other and other topics.
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  Podcast – Anthropology of Crime – Season 1 Episode 12 – Victim’s Rights and Privacy
  How do victim’s rights feature in the discussion on privacy? What about tech? What is necessary to consider when we use technological advances to solve crime?
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  Podcast – Anthropology of Crime – Season 1 Episode 11 – Crime as a spectacle – Interview with Rachel Monroe
  Our true crime obsession treats crime as a sort of spectacle. In this interview, I discuss this and more with Rachel Monroe, a journalist and author of ⁠Savage Appetites⁠.
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  Podcast – Anthropology of Crime – Season 1 Episode 10 – Cold And Historic Cases
  Cold cases and historic cases form a staple of true crime. But what *are* they, and how do we decide if a case is cold or already part of history? In this episode, we look at how our relationship to violence of the past is formed… and more.
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  Podcast – Anthropology of Crime – Season 1 Episode 9 – International Crimes in the Past : Forming Human Rights
  In the last episode, we spoke about transnational crimes and how they differ from international crimes. In this one, we’ll discuss how we came by the definition of international crimes and the Declaration of Human Rights that enshrined them into social conscience.
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  Podcast – Anthropology of Crime – Season 1 Episode 8 – International and Transnational Crime 
  We often talk about crime that spans over more than one country as “international”. But what are international and transnational crimes, really, and are they a separate issue, or linked?
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  Podcast- Anthropology of Crime – Technical Hiatus & The Green Routes Project
  We had to take a short break this week, but here’s an introduction to the ⁠Green Routes Project⁠.
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  Podcast – Anthropology of Crime – Season 1 Episode 7 – Cultural Heritage Crime
  Cultural heritage crime is crime. So why don’t we hear about it?
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  Podcast – Anthropology Of Crime – Season 1 Episode 6 – Other Types of Crime
  So far we have discussed crime as true crime genre often uses it – a staple of specific violent crimes. But what about other crimes, and what influence do they have on humans in general and on us in specific?
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  Podcast – Anthropology Of Crime – Season 1 Episode 5 – Minorities and Crime
  Following from the previous episode, we look at crime, criminalisation and criminality in minority context.
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  Podcast – Anthropology Of Crime – Season 1 Episode 4 – Crime, Criminality and Criminalisation
  What is the relationship between crime, criminalisation and criminality? What do they mean in social and cultural context? How do they influence human rights? This episode explores those questions.
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  Podcast – Anthropology Of Crime – Season 1 Bonus Episode – Talking About Difficult Things
  Talking about difficult things is hard, but necessary. And yet, we often get lost in rehashing the negative rather than focus on the desired results. At the same time, we must not forget that none of these topics leave us feeling nothing. In this episode, I discuss my own experiences and more.
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  Podcast – Anthropology of Crime – Season 1 Episode 3 – How We Form Perception of Crime – Part 2
  The second part of episode 2 focuses on historic and modern cases. It is not an easy episode, featuring discussion of abuse and human rights violations, including racism and rape. Please proceed with care.
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  Podcast – Anthropology of Crime – Season 1 Episode 2 – How We Form Perception of Crime – Part 1
  What decides how we feel about crime, victims, perpetrators? In this two part episode, we will look at some of the factors influencing our behaviour.
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  Podcast – Anthropology of Crime – Season 1 Episode 1 – Introduction to Anthropology Of Crime
  What does anthropology have to do with crime? Better yet- what do social and cultural anthropology have to do with crime? In this first episode, we discuss what this podcast will be about; we delve into how crime, true crime and anthropology are connected, and touch upon a real case that illustrates why anthropology can help us understand why we think about crime the way we do.