Dr. Olga Marques received her PhD in Criminology from the University of Ottawa, and a master’s degree in Sociology from the University of Windsor. Her research centres on the construction, policing and regulation of sex/uality and gender, attending to the inter-relationships between gendered and raced social norms, social control, stigma, transgression, and resistance. She also researches and publishes on the criminalization and victimization of Indigenous peoples.
Areas of expertise
CRMN 2840U
Gender, Sex, and Justice Studies
What does sex, sexuality and gender have to do with justice? What are the justice implications of the ways that we think and talk about sex, sexuality and gender? This course traces the relationship between sex, sexuality, gender and various modes of regulation and governance. Drawing on feminist, historical, criminological and socio-legal frameworks, this course examines how sex, sexuality and gender have been historically and currently constructed, and the social and justice consequences of these constructions. Topics of exploration may include: media representations, rape culture, sex work, non-consensual pornography and anti-LGBTQ violence.
CRMN 3056U
Race-ing Justice
This course explores the disparate experiences of ethnic and racial minorities within the criminal justice system. Emphasis will be placed on the dual processes of the criminalization of race and the racialization of crime. Together, the professor and the students will assess and critique the relationship between race and criminal offending, victimization, policing and disposition.
Formerly: Race and Ethnicity in the Criminal Justice System
CRMN 4000U
Advanced Justice Studies
This capstone course will provide an opportunity for critical analysis of specific justice topics. Students will be expected to synthesize material from previous courses and apply it to a social justice issue, demonstrating significant mastery of justice concepts, theory and research.
CRMN 3028U
Women in the Criminal Justice System
This course examines issues impacting women in the criminal justice system. It examines a wide range of issues ranging from women as victims of crime, to women as criminal offenders, to women as police and other types of criminal justice workers.
SSCI 3920U
Advanced Qualitative Methods
This course provides an opportunity to learn about selected qualitative methods in depth and gain practical experience applying them to a research project. Students will learn how to plan and conduct a qualitative research project from start to finish. Historical, theoretical, epistemological, and ethical foundations of selected methods will be explored in depth.
PhD - Criminology
University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
