Forensic science in contemporary American popular culture : gender, crime, and science /

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...

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Main Author: Steenberg, Lindsay, 1976-
Corporate Author: Ebook Library
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Series:Routledge research in cultural and media studies ; 45.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 221 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781136177378 (electronic bk.)
113617737X (electronic bk.)