Key details
Dr Michael Fiddler
Associate Professor of Criminology; Lead - Centre for Transformative and Global Justice
Michael Fiddler joined the Çï¿ûÊÓƵ in 2006 after completing his PhD at Keele University. His thesis explored the production of space within and around prisons. His published research explores the ways in which space, architecture and visual arts coalesce to inform understandings of crime and punishment. His current research project sees him explore a ‘Ghost Criminology’ that is informed by Derrida’s notion of hauntology.
Responsibilities within the university
- Associate Professor of Criminology
- Teaching and Learning Lead, Module Leader
Awards
- Ede and Ravenscroft Prize for the most successful Keele graduate to continue onto doctorial studies
Recognition
- Fellow of the HEA
- Editorial BoardsCrime Media Culture
Prison Service Journal - External Examiner roles
Birmingham City University (concluding 2020) - Membership
European Society of Criminology
Research / Scholarly interests
Michael's main areas of interest have been representations of imprisonment, as well as theories of horror and the uncanny. His recent portfolio has generated an area that he labels 'Ghost Criminology'. This draws upon both Jacques Derrida’s notion of hauntology, as well as Abraham and Torok’s work with trauma. Ghost Criminology’s innovation lies in it application of hauntology and spectrality as conceptual frameworks to unpack and explore a sense of temporal dis-ease where it exists in relation to crime, criminality and punishment.
Key funded projects
Research on the reduction and prevention of deaths in custody - Independent Advisory Panel/Ministry of Justice (£99,000)
This research was commissioned by the Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody to examine the impact of their policies on reducing deaths in custody across the secure estates (prisons, police cells, secure hospitals and immigration detention centres).
Recent publications
Article
Fiddler, Michael , Linnemann, Travis, Kindynis, Theo (2023), . Oxford University Press. In: , , , . Oxford University Press, The British Journal of Criminology: An International Review of Crime and Society (BJC) ISSN: 0007-0955 (Print), 1464-3529 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azad022) NB Item availability restricted.
Fiddler, Michael , Kindynis, Theo, Linnemann, Travis (2023), . SAGE. In: , , , . SAGE, Crime, Media, Culture ISSN: 1741-6590 (Print), 1741-6604 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/17416590231156745).
Fiddler, Michael and , (2022), . SAGE Publications. In: , , , . SAGE Publications, Incarceration, 3 (2) . pp. 1-18 2632-6663 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/26326663221101571).
Fiddler, Michael and , (2018), . SAGE Publications. In: , , , . SAGE Publications, Crime, Media, Culture, 15 (3) . pp. 463-477 ISSN: 1741-6590 (Print), 2059-7991 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/1741659018788399).
Fiddler, Michael and , Banwell, Stacy (2018), . Taylor & Francis. In: , , , . Taylor & Francis, Studies in European Cinema ISSN: 1741-1548 (Print), 2040-0594 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/17411548.2018.1456188).
Banwell, Stacy and , Fiddler, Michael (2017), . Taylor and Francis. In: , , , . Taylor and Francis, Holocaust Studies: A Journal of Culture and History, 24 (2) . pp. 150-171 ISSN: 1750-4902 (Print), 2048-4887 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/17504902.2017.1383021) NB Item availability restricted.
Fiddler, Michael and , (2017), . Intellect. In: , , , . Intellect, Horror Studies, 8: 17 (1) . pp. 79-95 ISSN: 2040-3275 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1386/host.8.1.79_1).
Book
Fanghanel, Alexandra , Milne, Emma, Zampini, Giulia Federica, Banwell, Stacy , Fiddler, Michael (2021), . SAGE Publications Ltd. In: , , , . SAGE Publications Ltd, London (1st) . ISBN: 9781526491138; 9781529752281; 1529752280 (doi: https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/sex-and-crime/book268495).
Book section
Fiddler, Michael and , (2022), . New York University Press. In: , , In: Michael Fiddler, Theo Kindynis, Travis Linnemann (eds.), Ghost Criminology: The Afterlife of Crime and Punishment. New York University Press, New York (1st) . pp. 1-31 . ISBN: 9781479842438; 9781479885725; 9781479848935; 147984893X (doi: https://nyupress.org/9781479842438/ghost-criminology/) NB Item availability restricted.
Fiddler, Michael and , (2022), . New York University Press. In: , , In: Michael Fiddler, Theo Kindynis, Travis Linnemann (eds.), Ghost Criminology. New York University Press, (1st) . ISBN: 9781479842438; 9781479885725; 9781479848935 (doi: https://nyupress.org/9781479842438/ghost-criminology/) NB Item availability restricted.
Fanghanel, Alexandra , Milne, Emma, Zampini, Giulia Federica, Fiddler, Michael , Banwell, Stacy (2021), . SAGE Publications Ltd. In: , , In: Alexandra Fanghanel, Emma Milne, Giulia Federica Zampini, Stacy Banwell, Michael Fiddler (eds.), Sex and Crime. SAGE Publications Ltd, (1st) . pp. 305-319 . ISBN: 9781526491138; 9781529752281; 1529752280 (doi: ).
Fiddler, Michael and , (2021), . New York University Press. In: , , In: Jonathan A. Grubb, Chad Posick (eds.), Crime TV: Streaming Criminology in Popular Culture. New York University Press, New York (1st) . pp. 68-81 . ISBN: 9781479804368; 9781479827916 (doi: https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479804368.003.0006).
Fiddler, Michael and , (2020), . SAGE Publications. In: , , In: Michael Fiddler, Alexandra Fanghanel, Emma Milne, Stacy Banwell, Giulia Federica Zampini (eds.), Sex and Crime. SAGE Publications, UK (1st) . ISBN: 1526491125; 9781526491121; 9781526491138 (doi: ).
Fiddler, Michael and , (2017), . Routledge. In: , , In: Avi Brisman, Eamonn Carrabine, Nigel South (eds.), The Routledge Companion to Criminological Theory and Concepts. Routledge, Florence, Kentucky, US (1st) . pp. 463-466 . ISBN: 9781138819009 (doi: ) NB Item availability restricted.
Fiddler, Michael and , (2017), . Policy Press. In: , , In: Jo Turner, Paul Taylor, Karen Corteen, Sharon Morley (eds.), A Companion to the History of Crime and Criminal Justice. Policy Press, . ISBN: 9781447325871 (doi: ) NB Item availability restricted.
Fiddler, Michael and , (2017), . Routledge. In: , , In: Michelle Brown, Eamonn Carrabine (eds.), Routledge International Handbook of Visual Criminology. Routledge, (1st) . pp. 540-552 . ISBN: 9781138888630 (doi: ) NB Item availability restricted.
Conference item
Fiddler, Michael and , (2023), . In: The 14th Asian Conference on the Social Sciences (ACSS2023), 26th - 29th May 2023, Tokyo , . , (doi: https://acss.iafor.org/presentation/submission69530/?sf_action=get_data&sf_data=all&_sf_s=Ghost+Criminology:+An+Exploration+of+the+Discipline%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Spectral+Turn%E2%80%99).
Fiddler, Michael and , (2022), . In: American Society of Criminology. 2022 Annual Meeting Theme: The Future of Criminology, 16th - 19th November 2022, Atlanta , . , (doi: https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/asc/asc22/index.php?cmd=Online+Program+View+Paper&selected_paper_id=1943241&PHPSESSID=09eljnb6s8ap59gbl7as75edkr).
Fiddler, Michael and , (2019), . In: 75th ASC Annual Meeting, 13-16 Nov 2019, San Francisco, USA , . , (doi: ).
Fiddler, Michael and , (2018), . In: European Society of Criminology Conference, 29 August - 1 September 2018, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina , . , . pp. 439-439 (doi: https://www.esc-eurocrim.org/images/esc/files/Abstracts_Sarajevo_2018.pdf).
Fiddler, Michael and , (2018), . In: SHIFT 2018, Friday 5 January, 2018, Greenwich Maritime Campus, Queen Anne Court , . , (doi: https://showtime.gre.ac.uk/index.php/edu/shift2018/paper/viewPaper/1158).
Fiddler, Michael and , (2017), . In: American Society of Criminology Conference, 15-18 November 2017, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Philadelphia, PA , . , (doi: ).
Fiddler, Michael and , (2017), . In: Criminology at the Cutting Edge of the Curriculum, Thursday 14th September 2017, University of Derby , . , (doi: ).
Fiddler, Michael and , (2016), . In: American Society of Criminology Conference: The Many Colors of Crime and Justice, 16-19 November 2016, New Orleans Hilton, New Orleans, LA , . , (doi: https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/asc/asc16/index.php?cmd=Online+Program+View+Paper&selected_paper_id=1146962&PHPSESSID=1epn29bcrfm88mvi43qnbjo375).
Banwell, Stacy and , Fiddler, Michael (2016), . In: 72nd Annual Meeting 2016: The Many Colors of Crime and Justice, 16 - 19 Nov 2016, New Orleans, USA , . , (doi: ).
Fiddler, Michael and , Jolliffe, Darrick (2016), . In: Justice and Penal Reform conference, 16th-18th March 2016, Keble College, Oxford , . , (doi: ).
Edited book
Fiddler, Michael , Kindynis, Theo, Linnemann, Travis (2022), . New York University Press. In: , , , . New York University Press, New York (1st) . ISBN: 9781479842438; 9781479885725; 9781479848935 (doi: https://nyupress.org/9781479842438/ghost-criminology/).
Fiddler, Michael and , Black, Alli (2018), . Centre for Crime and Justice Studies. In: , , , . Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, (239) ISSN: 0300-3558 (Print), (doi: https://www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/publications/psj/prison-service-journal-239).