Journal articles
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West K, 'Visual criminology and Lombroso: In memory of Nicole Rafter (1939-2016)'
Theoretical Criminology 21 (3) (2017) pp.271-287
ISSN: 1362-4806 eISSN: 1461-7439
Abstract Nicole Rafter (1939–2016) formed her vast and diverse oeuvre long before the rise of visual criminology. Nevertheless, Rafter was a pioneer in this new, expanding field. Rafter’s scholarly interest in ‘the visual’ and biological theories of crime appeared in her early scholarship. Eventually, Rafter focused on the visual and Cesare Lombroso’s (1835–1909) criminal anthropology. She discovered that Lombroso was not simply the founding figure of what is today called criminology, but of visual criminology.Website
Reviews
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West K, review of Marit Paasche and Judy Radul (eds), A Thousand Eyes: Media Technology, Law and Aesthetics, in Theoretical Criminology 18 (2) (2018) pp.248-250ISSN: 1362-4806 eISSN: 1461-7439
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Other publications
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Lageson S, Dirks D, Linneman T, Sugie N, West K, 'The Enduring Effects of Online Mug Shots'
(2014) Website
Journal Articles
West K, ‘Look, don’t touch: Visuality, materiality and criminological History in the digital-visual age’ (in preparation).
West K, ‘Seen but not heard?: From visual to aural herstories of women's criminality’ (in preparation).
West K, 'Is justice blind?: Law's artistic vision', Law and Critique 3 (30) (2019).
West K, 'Visual criminology and Lombroso' Theoretical Criminology 21 (3) (2017) pp.271-287.
Book
West K, What Was Criminology? From Photography to Fine Art in Lombroso's Criminal Anthropology (in preparation).