What we talk about when we talk about crime / Jennifer Fleetwood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fleetwood, Jennifer, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crime and the press.

Mass media and crime.

Victims of crimes in mass media.

Criminology.

Crime--Sociological aspects.

Crime.

criminology.

Physical Description:

xi, 137 pages ; 20 cm

Place of Publication:

Kendal, [England] : Notting Hill Editions, 2024.

Summary:

"Over the past few decades, there has been a remarkable rise in the number of people who speak publicly about their experience of crime. These personal accounts used to be confined to the police station and the courtroom, but today bookshops heave with autobiographies by prisoners, criminals, police and barristers while streaming platforms host hours of interviews with serial killers, death-row residents, vigilantes and gang members. In 'What We Talk About When We Talk About Crime,' criminologist Jennifer Fleetwood examines seven infamous crime stories to make sense of this modern confessional impulse, including Howard Marks's outlandish autobiography 'Mr Nice,' Shamima Begum's controversial 'Times' interview, Prince Andrew's disastrous 'Newsnight' appearance and Myra Hindley's unpublished prison letters."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Criminal autobiography and a criminal career : Howard Marks's "Mr Nice"

The whole story? Shamima Begum's "Times" interview

It takes a village : constructing victimhood in "The Real Mo Farah"

The bad account : Prince Andrew's "Newsnight" interview

The victim impact statement that went viral : Emily Doe/Chanel Miller

Curating personal stories in true crime : "Criminal" podcast

Myra Hindley : an autobiographical project in prison letters.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1912559536

9781912559534

OCLC:

1412197653

Publisher Number:

90100953970