Description |
1 online resource (xii, 221 pages) : illustrations |
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Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies |
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Routledge research in cultural and media studies ; 45.
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Contents |
Cover; Forensic Science in Contemporary American Popular Culture: Gender, Crime, and Science; Copyright; Contents; Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Forensic Turn in American Culture; Part I The Forensic Sub-Genre; 1 Retrofit Forensics: Excavating the Mythic Origins of Forensic Science; 2 The Forensic Women's Gothic: Postfeminism and Expertise; 3 Forensic Archaeologies on Crime Television: Science and Gender as Seen on TV; Part II Forensics Beyond the Crime Genre; 4 The CSI Effect; 5 Forensics at the Museum; 6 Forensic Science and Lifestyle; Conclusion: The Evidence Lies |
Summary |
This book identifies, traces, and interrogates contemporary American culture's fascination with forensic science. It looks to the many different sites, genres, and media where the forensic has become a cultural commonplace. It turns firstly to the most visible spaces where forensic science has captured the collective imagination: crime films and television programs. In contemporary screen culture, crime is increasingly framed as an area of scientific inquiry and, even more frequently, as an area of concern for female experts |
Notes |
NotesFilmography; References; Index |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Crime in popular culture -- United States
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Women forensic scientists.
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Forensic sciences on television.
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Forensic sciences in literature.
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Forensic sciences in motion pictures
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LAW -- Forensic Science.
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Forensic sciences in literature
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Crime in popular culture
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Forensic sciences on television
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Women forensic scientists
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United States
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781136177378 |
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113617737X |
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