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Evidence of things seen : true crime in an era of reckoning / edited by Sarah Weinman ; with an introduction by Rabia Chaudry.

Van Pelt Library HV6251 .E95 2023
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Weinman, Sarah, author.
Contributor:
Weinman, Sarah, editor.
Chaudry, Rabia, writer of introduction.
Lipman Criminology Library Fund.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Crime.
Crime--Case studies.
True crime stories--Social aspects.
True crime stories.
Crime and the press--Social aspects.
Crime and the press.
Genre:
Case studies.
Essays.
True crime stories.
Physical Description:
xxiii, 276 pages ; 22 cm.
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023]
Summary:
"True crime, as an entertainment genre, has always prioritized clear narrative arcs: victims wronged, police detectives in pursuit, suspects apprehended, justice delivered. But what stories have been ignored? In Evidence of Things Seen, fourteen of the most innovative crime writers working today cast a light on the cases that give crucial insight into our society. This anthology pulls back the curtain on how crime itself is a by-product of America's systemic harms and inequalities. And in doing so, it reveals how the genre of true crime can be a catalyst for social change. These works combine brilliant storytelling with incisive cultural examinations--and challenge each of us to ask what justice should look like"-- Provided by publisher.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-267).
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.
Contains:
Lowery, Wesley, 1990- Brutal lynching.
Van der Leun, Justine. "No choice but to do it."
Hobbes, Michael. Golden age of white-collar crime.
Morin, Brandi. Picturesque California conceals a crisis of missing women.
Jeong, May. How the Atlanta spa shootings--the victims, the survivors--tell a story of America.
Knox, Amanda. Who owns Amanda Knox?
Moskovitz, Diana. Tie a tourniquet on your heart.
Jurjevics, R. F. True crime junkies and the curious case of a missing husband.
Bazelon, Lara, 1974- Has reality caught up to the "murder police"?
Schonbek, Amelia. Will you ever change?
ISBN:
9780063323926
0063323923
0063233924
9780063233928
OCLC:
1385420780
Publisher Number:
99994123903

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