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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Steenberg, Lindsay, 1976- author.

Series:

Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies

Routledge research in cultural and media studies ; 45

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crime in popular culture--United States.

Crime in popular culture.

Forensic sciences--Social aspects--United States.

Forensic sciences.

Criminal investigation in mass media.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (237 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

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. One of the central concerns of this book is the gendered nature o

Contents:

Retrofit forensics: excavating the mythic origins of forensic science

The forensic women's gothic: the postfeminism and expertise

Forensic archaeologies on crime television: science and gender as seen on TV

The CSI effect

Forensic science at the museum

Forensic science and lifestyle

Conclusion: the evidence lies.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes filmography.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-17736-1

1-283-94207-0

0-203-08212-5

1-136-17737-X

9780203082126

OCLC:

823719222