Crime and the Media
Representations of criminality in the popular media. You are interested in how criminals are portrayed in over-simplified, "monster" terms and how the media do not attempt to engage in a real exploration of why crimes happen.
Great idea. Begin by collecting media materials which contain descriptions of killers, or violent criminals. The newpapers are the obvious place to start. If you can follow the development of one story that would be good.
Begin by reading the chaptes on tv representations of cops and criminals that I will give you. They focus on fiction but do include discussion of the constructions of criminality, so are useful for you. And, of course, all media is fictional for a certain perspective...
Sean
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