Dr. Stephen Muzzatti
Areas of Expertise:
cultural criminology; animals in society (HAS); transgression; death & dying
Research:
Dr. Muzzatti’s primary research lies at the intersection of cultural and ultra-realist criminologies with particular attention to the issues of crime, social harms, consumerism and human interaction with animals. He is particularly interested in the intertwining social dynamics of neoliberalism, brutality and victimisation. As such, he has published on a wide array of topics including terrorism, violence against animals, state and corporate crime, narcissism, working-class spaces and identities, paranormal phenomenon, motorcycle culture and street racing, the Italian-Canadian community, advertising and the monetisation of violence.
Courses:
- SOC 105: Introduction to Sociology
- SOC 319: Sociological Perspectives on Crime
- CC 8836: Animals in Society and Culture
Graduate Program Membership:
- Communication & Culture
- Policy Studies
Community & Professional Service:
- Department Representative to the Canadian Sociological Association (external link)
- Animals in Society Research Cluster (external link, opens in new window)
- Lifetime Member of the Justice Studies Association (external link)
- former Executive Officer of the American Society of Criminology’s Division of Critical Criminology (external link, opens in new window)
- inaugural Chair of the Parkdale Residents Association's (external link, opens in new window) Safety and Security Group
Recent Publications:
Grieve, K. L. & S.L. Muzzatti. 2023. ‘Trap, Snip, Repeat’: Cat Overpopulation and Gendered Labour in a Feral Sterilisation Programme. (external link, opens in new window) Zoophilologica 11 (Veterinary Social Work Special Issue): 1–23.
Colaguori, C & S.L. Muzzatti. 2023. Teaching and doing anti-criminology: An autoethnography of transgressive pedagogies. (external link, opens in new window) Contemporary Justice Review 25: 256-270.
Muzzatti, S.L. and K. Grieve. 2022. Covid cats and pandemic puppies: The altered realm of veterinary care for companion animals during a global pandemic. (external link, opens in new window) Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 25(2): 153-166.
Muzzatti, S.L. and D. Rothe. 2022. “Confronting Neoliberalism’s Campus Culture and the Era of ‘Poor Me’” (external link, opens in new window) in Troubled Persons Industries: The Expansion of Psychiatric Categories beyond Psychiatry (pp. 107-128), edited by M. Harbusch. Cham, Switzerland Palgrave Macmillan.
Muzzatti, S.L. and K. Grieve. 2020. “Animal Cruelty” in Violence in American Society: An Encyclopedia of Trends, Problems, and Perspectives (external link, opens in new window) (pp. 1-34), edited by C. Richardson. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO.
Muzzatti, S.L. and B. Rigato. 2020. "Mass Media and Socialization" (external link, opens in new window) in The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, 2nd ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Muzzatti, S.L. and M. Reid. 2019. “Crime and Economics: Consumer Culture, Criminology, and the Politics of Exclusion” in Critical Issues of Crime and Justice: Thought, Policy and Practice (external link) (pp. 141-155), edited by D. Okada, M. Maguire & A. Sardina. Los Angeles: Sage.
Muzzatti, S.L. and E.M. Smith. 2018. “‘The Spirits Tell Me That You’re Seeking Help’: Fortune-Telling in Late Capitalism” in The Supernatural in History, Society, and Culture (external link) (pp. 116-135), edited by D. Waskul and M. Eaton. Philadelphia: Temple University Press.
Rothe, D.L. and S. Muzzatti. 2018. Mortuuspolitics: Politicization of the dead, capitalism, and inequality. Contemporary Justice Review 21(3): 327-337.