International Conference on Gender Studies: “Gender and Crime”
London / Online
Organization: London Centre for Interdisciplinary Research
International Conference on Gender Studies:
“Gender and Crime”
5-6 September 2026 – London/Online
organised by London Centre for Interdisciplinary Research
The relationship between gender and crime has long been a subject of scholarly interest across a wide range of disciplines. Gender influences how crime is committed, experienced, represented, prosecuted and remembered. It shapes both the realities of criminal behaviour and the social, cultural and institutional responses to it.
This international conference invites scholars to examine the link between gender and crime from interdisciplinary perspectives. The event will explore how gender norms, power structures and cultural expectations shape criminal activity, victimisation, justice systems and public discourse. Particular attention will be given to the ways in which gender identities, roles and inequalities intersect with race, class, sexuality, age and other social categories in the context of crime and justice.
The conference also seeks to explore how crime and gender are represented in literature, film, media and popular culture, as well as how legal, social and political frameworks respond to gendered experiences of crime.
We welcome contributions from a wide range of disciplines, including criminology, sociology, gender studies, law, literature, media studies, history, psychology, anthropology, political science, cultural studies and related fields.
Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
Gender and criminal behaviour
Feminist criminology
Masculinities and crime
Gender-based violence
Domestic and intimate partner violence
Sexual violence and sexual exploitation
Gender, victimisation and vulnerability
Women in organised crime
Gender and white-collar crime
LGBTQ+ perspectives on crime and justice
Gender bias in policing and legal systems
Gender and punishment
Women in prison and carceral experiences
Gendered pathways to crime
Crime narratives in literature and film
True crime and media representations
Gender and cybercrime
Trafficking and exploitation
Honour-based violence
Gender, crime and migration
Historical perspectives on gender and crime
Crime, trauma and memory
Activism, justice and prevention strategies
https://genderstudies.lcir.co.uk/gender-and-crime/
Dr Olena Lytovka