Murray Lee
@muzmarinator.bsky.social
Prof in criminology at Uni Sydney researching the criminalisation of music, eco protest, perceptions of crime. Songwriter / musician.
Political science
44%
Sociology
31%
Murray Lee
@muzmarinator.bsky.social
· Mar 1
The ARC Funded Policing Australian Popular Music project is seeking a PhD researcher to be based at the University of Sydney. While the successful candidate will be part of the project team, you will get to develop your own discrete related project.
www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships...
www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships...
Reposted by Jioji Ravulo
Murray Lee
@muzmarinator.bsky.social
· Feb 23
The dangerisation of drill music in Western Sydney: cultural signifiers, pre-crime policing and the decline of the presumption of innocence
Despite Australian legal systems being underpinned by a presumption of innocence that reserves punishment for individuals found guilty of committing crimes, laws such as the Crimes (Criminal Organi...
www.tandfonline.com
In this article coauthors Harry Wynter, @aakallio.bsky.social , Toby Martin and @profjiojiravulo.bsky.social & I explore the policing of drill music through FOI and placing it in the context of historical colonial practices that constructed some music as a threat.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Murray Lee
@muzmarinator.bsky.social
· Feb 12
Sam Kerr's not guilty verdict boiled down to three things
The jury was left with just three things to consider after a week-long trial that spent hours examining a 34-minute police video and the hours that led to the words "stupid and white".
www.abc.net.au
What a gross waste of resources that this case even saw a courtroom, let alone a jury trial.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
Murray Lee
@muzmarinator.bsky.social
· Feb 11
Excellent piece
Reposted by Murray Lee
Alison Young
@scotinoz.bsky.social
· Feb 10
Trump is unleashing sadism upon the world. But we cannot get overwhelmed | Judith Butler
Those who celebrate his defiance and sadism are as claimed by his logic as those who are paralyzed with outrage
www.theguardian.com
Reading this gives me some ease (and hope and determination) after the chaos of the last few weeks. #contentioussky #AcademicSky
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Murray Lee
@muzmarinator.bsky.social
· Feb 10
Local gendered dynamics: a study of perceptions of risk in Australian high crime communities
Perceptions of risk and safety are tied to local community dynamics, and these have implications for both women’s and men’s perceptions of risk. This paper draws on 8 community focus groups of 56 p...
www.tandfonline.com
New article co-authored with Chloe Keel out today in Gender, Place and Culture. Explores the gendered dynamics of perceived risk of crime victimisation.
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/YVXKZ...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/YVXKZ...
Murray Lee
@muzmarinator.bsky.social
· Feb 9
Been reading this Brian Eno bio of late. Musically, sonically and intellectually inspiring - though he had his foibles of course. Bio is beautifully written. #brianeno #popularmusic
Murray Lee
@muzmarinator.bsky.social
· Nov 15
trying this platform. By X, hello bsky