Human–Object Hybrid in Our Lives and Crime
Human–Object Hybrid in Our Lives and Crime
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Diāna Bērziņa Maastricht University, Maastricht, The NetherlandsDiāna Bērziņa is a PhD Researcher on the project ‘Trafficking Transformations: Objects as Agents in Transnational Criminal Networks’ based in the department of Criminal Law and Criminology at Maastricht University. Diāna’s research area is art and heritage crime. Currently, her focus is on exploration of human–object relationships in spaces that mostly are not seen as criminogenic and/or often escape criminology theorization attempts. These include such diverse topics as metal detecting in Russia, affective atmosphere of art fairs and the use of the digital space to contest illegality of gray activities.