Abstract
This introductory chapter starts by considering the possibility that media treatments of violent crime illustrate and help explain the tensions that characterise twenty-first-century culture. This is reflected in the book's core themes-outlined in this chapter-namely the interest in 'true' and 'real' crime, the commodification of suffering and new spaces of consumption. We examine the media's role in constructing violent crime, focussing on the tendency to omit, neglect, and deny certain forms of violence. From here, we consider a set of key developments that have come to define the media in the twenty-first century, including the rise of digital media, and with it, the emergence of as-live, 24/7, image-driven coverage. We explore, too, the ongoing-perhaps renewed-influence of long-standing formats and genres, including serialisation and the Gothic. The final part of the chapter provides an overview of the book.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Critiquing Violent Crime in the Media |
Editors | M. Mellins, S. Moore |
Place of Publication | Cham, Switzerland |
Publisher | Springer Healthcare |
Pages | 1-17 |
Number of pages | 17 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783030837587 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783030837570 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2022 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Social Sciences
- General Arts and Humanities