Entries by Samantha Gavin

DWC 2013 Awards Nominations Due Now!

Call for Nominations for the 2013 Division on Women and Crime Awards Nominations are requested for the following Division on Women and Crime awards: Distinguished Scholar Award which recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of women and crime by an established scholar.  The contributions may consist of a single outstanding book or work, a series […]

New DivisioNews Published!

The summer 2013 edition of the DWC DivisioNews online newsletter is now available.  You can find it at www.hts.gatech.edu/dwc.  This edition has some great features, from teaching tips to important information for graduate students, book reviews, advice from “seasoned” faculty members, profiles of and news from DWC members, and tools for your job search.  As always, […]

When Famous Domestic Violence Offenders are Busted

Earlier this week, pictures surfaced of celebrity chef Nigella Lawson being strangled in a restaurant in London by her husband, Charles Saatchi. After the pictures hit the press, Saatchi “explained” his behavior by stating that: “We were sitting outside a restaurant having an intense debate about the children, and I held Nigella’s neck repeatedly while […]

Using Popular Music to Teach Gender & Crime

In my “Women and Criminal Justice” course at Michigan State, I assign an extra credit project for the students in which they identify and discuss a popular song whose lyrics reflect an issue discussed in class. For example, the Dixie Chick’s song”Goodbye Earl” can encourage discussion about domestic violence and violent retaliation (and also, is […]