Ultra-realism

Steve Hall; Simon Winlow

doi:10.4324/9781315622040

Ultra-realism

Steve Hall, Simon Winlow

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Ultra-realism is one of the first new western criminological paradigms to emerge in the 21st century. It offers a unique perspective on contemporary subjectivity in its socioeconomic context (see Hall and Winlow, 2015; Ellis, 2015; Raymen, 2015; Smith and Raymen, 2016; Wakeman, 2017). Ultra-realists argue that criminology must return to its fundamental question: why do some individuals and groups risk harm to others as they pursue their instrumental and expressive interests rather than seek solidarity with one another? To answer this question, ultra-realism seeks to conceptualise subjectivity in ways that move beyond existing assumptions of innate selfishness, repressed goodness, social learning, flexible socio-linguistic construction or ideology as positive hegemony.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Routledge Handbook of Critical Criminology
Subtitle of host publication	Second Edition
Publisher	Taylor & Francis
Pages	43-56
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	9781317221838
ISBN (Print)	9781138656192
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315622040
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2018
Externally published	Yes

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