Department Member, School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research
Senior Lecturer
About
Whilst my primary research interest is criminological theory (in particular the relationship between consumer culture and crime), I have also published widely in the areas of youth crime, popular culture, social theory, and terrorism and fanaticism. As a cultural criminologist I am particularly interested in the various ways in which cultural dynamics intertwine with the practices of crime and crime control within contemporary society. As a consequence, I have written on everything from the commodification of crime and violence in video games, to the liminal spectacle of 'binge' drinking, from so-called 'chav' culture, to the hyper terrorist spectacle of 911. I also regularly undertake media work and have acted as an advisor for several TV and radio programmes about crime and culture.
For those of you interested in cultural criminology, check out my website: www.culturalcriminology.org
Contact Information
http://www.kent.ac.uk/sspssr/staff/academic/hayward.html
Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Sociology,
School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research,
University of Kent,
Canterbury, CT2 2NF
Kent, UK
+44 (0) 1227 827300
