ISBN:
9781441176301
,
9781441192929
Language:
English
Pages:
VIII, 256 S.
,
Ill.
,
24 cm
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
302.23/4
Keywords:
Serial murderers in mass media
;
Serial murderers in popular culture
;
Aufsatzsammlung
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Aufsatzsammlung
Abstract:
"The 'serial killer' has become increasingly prevalent in popular culture since the term was coined by Robert Ressler at the FBI in the mid-1970s. Murders and Acqusitions explores the social and political implications of this cultural figure. The collection argues that the often blood-chilling representations of the serial killer and serial killing offered in TV series, films, novels and fan productions function to address contemporary concerns and preoccupations. Focusing on well-known popular culture texts, such as The Wire, Kiss the Girls, Monster, the Saw series, American Psycho, The Strangers, CSI and Dexter, this electic anthology engages with a broad spectrum of cultural theory and performs critical textual analysis to examine the sophisticated ways the serial killer is deployed to mediate and/or work through cultural anxieties and fears"--
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