Media and the Murderer
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-8152-8 (ISBN)
Some criminals become household names, while others--even those who seek recognition through their crimes--are forgotten. The criminal's actions are only a part of every famous true crime story. Other factors, such as the setting and circumstances of the crimes and the ways in which others take control of the narrative, ultimately drive their notoriety. Through a comparison of the tellings and retellings of two famous cases more than a century apart--the Jack the Ripper killings in 1888, and the murder trials of Steven Avery as documented in Making a Murderer--this book examines the complicated dynamics of criminal celebrity.
Rebecca Frost is affiliated with Northern Michigan University. She lives and teaches in L'Anse, Michigan.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The “Popular” in “Popular Crime”
Part One. Myths and Men
1. Criminality and Celebrity
2. Best Foot Forward
3. A Criminal’s Roots
4. Humanity and Monstrosity
5. Guilt, Innocence and the “Truth”
Part Two. Situating the Story
6. Emerging Media Forms
7. “The wrong side of the tracks”
8. Making Headlines
Part Three. (Not) Naming the Dead
9. The Canonical Five
10. The Candy Store Owner and the AutoTrader Photographer
11. The “Real” Victim
Part Four. Good Men Gone Bad
12. Behind the Badge
13. Dark Conspiracies and Noble Intentions
14. The Coroner and the Special Prosecutor
Conclusion: Stories for the Ages
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 09.10.2020 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | notes, bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 268 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4766-8152-X / 147668152X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-8152-8 / 9781476681528 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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