Dr Dan Petrosian

Biography

Dr Dan Petrosian is a Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Westminster and an Associate Lecturer in Criminology at The Open University. He is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).

Qualifications

• PhD: University of Westminster
• PGCHE: University of Westminster
• MA (Res) in Criminology: University of Kent
• BA (Hons) in Criminal Justice: University of Westminster

Research Interests

Dan is a visual criminologist and anti-racism activist. He is interested in conducting research using visual criminology (combination of video activism and photovoice) to continue to empower marginalised social groups, specifically migrants and refugees, to reinforce racial and ethnic justice. His methodological specialisms are in the fields of ethnography, observation, framing and qualitative frame analysis.

Broader Research Interests

• Critical/radical criminology and zemiology
• State, corporate & white-collar crime
• Racism, anti-racism and decolonial intersectionality
• Visual criminology, media, social media and cybercrime
• Sousveillance, video activism and citizen journalism
• Social movements, resistance and protest
• Qualitative research methods; ethnography, interviewing and discursive frame analysis

Academic Memberships

• Centre for Social Justice Research
• Convict Criminology Research Group
• Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Network
• Gender and Social Justice Research Group
• Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative (HERC) at The Open University

Research Groups / Centres

• Centre for Social Justice Research