Vladimir Rizov

Dr. Vladimir Rizov is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Winchester's Faculty of Law, Crime and Justice since 2022. He holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of York (2018), with research focused on urban space, documentary photography, and archival institutions. His academic career includes roles at the University of Suffolk, University of Southampton, and Coventry University.

Dr. Rizov teaches modules on criminological topics such as urban crime, comparative criminal justice, and visual methodologies in criminological research. His research interests span the history of criminology, Marxism, documentary photography, and the intersection of popular culture with film and video games. He has published widely in journals like City, Journal of Urban History, and Theory, Culture & Society, and has authored a monograph on urban crime in cinema.

His recent work explores video game photography and critical analyses of urban space through a Marxist lens. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and led a funded research project on video game photography. Dr. Rizov actively supervises research students in his areas of expertise and has presented at international conferences on topics ranging from urban theory to game studies.