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Murder
A Tale of Modern American Life
«“Exemplary in its interdisciplinarity, historical in the most careful, sophisticated sense, this book moves with grace and precision through often competing discourses.”—Lynda Hart, author of Fatal Women: Lesbian Sexuality and the Mark of Aggression»
Examines post-war America's preoccupation with this act of violence. Demonstrating how American culture both consumes and produces tales of murder, this title also examines numerous relevant narratives- news stories, psychiatric testimony, legal transcripts, fictional accounts, and examples from the thriving literary genre of true crime. Les mer
Examines post-war America's preoccupation with this act of violence. Demonstrating how American culture both consumes and produces tales of murder, this title also examines numerous relevant narratives- news stories, psychiatric testimony, legal transcripts, fictional accounts, and examples from the thriving literary genre of true crime.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Duke University Press
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 296
- ISBN
- 9780822320661
- Utgivelsesår
- 1998
Anmeldelser
«“Exemplary in its interdisciplinarity, historical in the most careful, sophisticated sense, this book moves with grace and precision through often competing discourses.”—Lynda Hart, author of Fatal Women: Lesbian Sexuality and the Mark of Aggression»
«“The American fascination with tales of murder, both journalistic and fictional, has finally received the serious attention it deserves in this impressive book. Sara Knox has penetrated to the heart of this darkness and provided scholars, pundits, and other readers with a timely and compelling analysis that can’t be ignored.”—Lisa Duggan, author of Sex Wars: Sexual Dissent and Political Culture»