ISBN:
9781032246062
,
9781032246048
Language:
English
Pages:
x, 346 Seiten
,
25 cm
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als (Mis)representation of queer people in true crime
DDC:
306.76/6
Keywords:
Crime in mass media
;
Sexual minorities in mass media
;
Sexual minority criminals Press coverage
;
Sexual minorities Crimes against
;
Press coverage
;
Hate crimes Press coverage
;
Essays
Abstract:
"This book examines the representation and misrepresentation of queer people in true crime, addressing their status as both victims and perpetrators in actual crime, as well as how the media portrays them. The chapters apply an intersectional perspective in examining criminal cases involving LGBTQ people, as well as the true crime media content surrounding the cases. The book illuminates how sexual orientation, gender, race, and other social locations impact the treatment of queer people in the criminal legal system as well as the mass media. Each chapter describes one or more high-profile criminal cases involving queer people (e.g., the murders of Brandon Teena and Kitty Genovese; serial killer Aileen Wuornos; the Pulse nightclub mass shooting). The authors examine how the case(s) are portrayed in the media via news, film, podcasts, documentaries, books, social media, and more. Each chapter discusses not only what is visible or emphasized by the media, but also what is invisible in the accounting or societal focus surrounding the case. Lesser known (but similar) cases are used in the book to call attention to how race, gender, sexuality, sexual orientation, social class, and/or other features influence the dominant narrative surrounding these cases. Each chapter addresses "teachable moments" from each case and its coverage, leaving readers with several considerations to take with them into the future. The book also provides media resources and supplemental materials, so that curious readers, including scholars, students, content creators, and advocates can examine the cases and media content further. The book will appeal to scholars and students of criminology, psychology, sociology, law, media studies, sexuality studies, and cultural studies and people with an interest in true crime"--
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction : toward a critical examination of LGBTQ+ true crime / Danielle Slakoff, Carrie Buist, and Abbie E. Goldberg -- Luck be a lady : misrepresentations of lesbian serial killers in the media / Stacie Merken and Lauren Moton -- Mediated representations and 'missing' representations of queer male serial killers / Brian J. Frederick -- Crimes of duplicity : the dangers of demonizing bisexuality / Jason A. Brown, Brandon Golob, and Bruno Araujo -- Monsters with mommy issues : how Hollywood invented the "terroristic tranny" / Emily Lenning and Xavier Guadalupe-Diaz -- The Jenny Jones show and the gay panic defense in the 1990s / W. Carsten Andresen -- Criminalizing sexual identities : queer, female, and wrongfully convicted / Valena Beety -- Public memory, LGBTQ (in)visibility and anti-gay violence : a frame analysis of media discourse on the murder of Matthew Shepard 25 years later / Jordan Blair Woods -- The hauntings of Kitty Genovese : the bystander effect and queer invisibility / Shanna N. Felix and Merideth Garcia -- Trans panic : the representation of trans women as murder victims in true crime podcasts / Christina DeJong and Max Osborn -- Difficult, deceptive, and dangerous : portrayals of victimized transgender men in crime news coverage / Max Osborn -- LGBTQ youth : homophobic bullying and gender expression / Jean-Anne Sutherland -- The fallacy of the 'lesbian wolf pack' narrative : intersectional complexities among LGBTQ individuals of color in the New Jersey Four case / Carrie Teresa and Dana Radatz -- Media representation of intimate partner violence among queer communities / Nicole Johnson, and Autumn Bermea -- LGBTQ parents and filicide : focus on the hart family murders / Abbie E. Goldberg -- Discriminatory laws and biased media : considering the harm to the LGBTQ community / Adrian Copeland, , LaQuana Askew, and Carrie Buist -- Hate crimes, mass shootings, and the Pulse Night Club massacre / Autumn Bermea -- ICE(D) out : exploration of media coverage of the death and mistreatment of trans women in ICE detention facilities / April Carrillo.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
