Criminology With Dan is a critical academic blog with an interdisciplinary outlook. It aims to spark conversation and debate on topics relating to crime & criminology, politics, academia & higher education, and wider issues of social justice.
Note: The views expressed in this blog are representative of the personal opinions of the author and do not reflect the the views of any institution.
Dan Petrosian
Founder / Adminsitrator / Editor
Dr Vardan “Dan” Petrosian is an Armenian academic, currently residing in the United Kingdom. Born in Yerevan, Armenia, and later migrating to United Kingdom, Dan is particularly passionate about issues relating to social justice in two key areas: migration and genocide prevention.
Dan holds a BA (Hons) in Criminal Justice, MA (Res) in Criminology, a Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD), a University Certificate of Special Study (UCertSS) in Doctoral Supervision and Academic Practice, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE). He works as a Lecturer & Senior Tutor in Criminology at the University of Westminster, and as an Associate Lecturer in Criminology at The Open University. He is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).
As a visual criminologist and anti-racism activist, Dan’s research explores the role of imagery, photography and video activism as tools of resistance and empowerment among marginalised communities. His research interests encompass social movements, anti-racism, migration, racial and ethnic justice and genocide prevention, with methodological specialisms in ethnography, observation, framing and qualitative frame analysis.
