Dr Janos Mark Szakolczai
- Lecturer in Criminology (Sociology)
email:
JanosMark.Szakolczai@glasgow.ac.uk
Room 303, Ivy Lodge, 63 Gibson Street, University of Glasgow
Biography
Working on my MA (Hons) in Criminology (2015), I have engaged in a participant observation analysis entitled 'Dynamic Spaces' focusing on the discipline of Parkour and the novel ways for 'living' urban spaces within a cultural criminology spectrum.
My doctorate entitled 'Suspicion, Control and Desire', theorises the secretive & toxic elements of digital harm connected to smartphone usage and related mediums. I am currently PI on a Scottish Government funded multidisciplinary research-project (2022-2023), reviewing quantitavely and qualitative the use and effectiveness of Public Space CCTV in Scotland, comparing results with the UK and Denmark.
Research interests
My current research interests concentrate on surveillance, social control, online criminality and digital harms and their criminological narratives. In detail, my focus is based on the hidden, covert and untold aspects of crime and harm - augmented by smart mediums and the 'onlife' reality. I am exploring the sub-cultural uses and abuses of the online presence and its effect 'offline' - with particular emphasis on the jeopardizing of 'reality' and the liminal harm of agency loss. This involves studies on obfuscation, AI & bot surveillance, hate speech and deepfake dystopias.
I am currently writing on the concept of metacrime, and the forms to prevent online misinformation and toxicity. Also, I am interested in novel methods of doing research, including hybrid ethnography, 'ghost criminology' and participant observation.
Keywords: metacrime; cybersecurity; hidden surveillance; cultural criminology of the onlife; web toxicity; toxic conspiracy; social harms & Covid-19; obfuscation; deep-fake; onlife criminology
Grants
In July 2022 I successfully secured the funds for a 7 months contract with the Government of Scotland. analying the Public Space CCTV conditions in Scotland. As a PI, me and my team was required to compare the findings with the rest of UK and Denmark.
Supervision
I am very keen in supervising novel criminological frontiers in
- hybrid on/off line reality
- obfuscation, surveillance and data-profiling
- sociological and criminological implications of the Sars-Cov-19 pandemic
- AI and crime prevention
- Smart devices and smart enviroments
- cyberharm and cybersecurity
- Web Toxicity
- Deepfakes, Bots & Weaponization of Media
Teaching
- 2021/2022: Semester 1 Understanding & Explaining Crime
- 2021/2022: Semester 2 MRes Methods Lab (Convener)
- 2022/2023: Semester 1 Criminological Theory in Context (Convener)
- 2022/2023: Semester 2 MRes Methods Lab (Convener)
Professional activities & recognition
Grant committees & research advisory boards
- 2022 - 2023: Scottish Goverment,