ISBN:
0-415-91480-9
Language:
English
Pages:
302 S. : Ill.
DDC:
364.15/23/0973
Keywords:
Homicide dans la culture populaire - États-Unis
;
Tueurs en série - États-Unis - Psychologie
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Violence dans la culture populaire - États-Unis
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Homicide in popular culture
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Serial murderers Psychology
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Violence in popular culture
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Mörder.
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Mehrfachtäter.
;
Massenkultur.
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USA
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USA.
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Mörder
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Mehrfachtäter
;
Massenkultur
Abstract:
Bringing depth and shadow to our collective portrait of what a serial killer must be, Mark Seltzer draws upon popular sources, scholarly analyses, and the language of psychoanalysis to explore the genesis of this uniquely modern phenomenon. Revealed is a fascination with machines and technological reproduction, with the singular and the plural, with definitions of self, other, and intimacy. What emerges is a disturbing picture of how contemporary culture is haunted by technology and the instability of identity.
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