Ideas Alive – Crime, Fiction and the Law

Dr Sotirios-Ioannis Lekkas & Dr Anna Ventouratou - School of Law

9 November, 2025 at 6:00 pm

In this special episode of the Law in Context series, Dr Sotirios-Ioannis Lekkas and Dr Anna Ventouratou, in conversation with colleagues in law and criminology from the University of Sheffield’s School of Law, explore how crime and justice are portrayed in fiction—from novels to film—and how these stories reveal and shape public perceptions of law and society.

Ideas Alive is a series of podcasts by academics from the University of Sheffield talking about their fascinating research. A podcast link will go live on the festival website on the date and time publicised. Once live the episode can be listened to anytime, with other episodes from the series, on the University of Sheffield Player