Ian Cummins, Marian Foley, Martin King

Serial Killers and the Media (eBook, PDF)

The Moors Murders Legacy

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

-Uses the Moors Murders as an example for exploring social, media and cultural responses to serial murder and violence

-Offers a truly multi-dimensional analysis of the themes surrounding serial killers and the media, including exploring the modern fixation on celebrity and serial killers

-Draws upon other international serial killer case studies

-Discusses the recent death of Ian Brady

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 211
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Januar 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783030048761
• Artikelnr.: 54990456

Autorenporträt

Ian Cummins is Senior Lecturer at the University of Salford, UK. His research focuses on mental health issues in the Criminal Justice System.

Marian Foley is Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Her research focuses on the impact of sexual violence on women and children.

Martin King is Principal Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. His research focuses on masculinity, celebrity, fandom and popular culture.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction.- 2. The Moors Murders - A Brief History. - 3. The Trial. - 4. Victims. - 5. Serial Killing: A Modern Phenomenon. - 6. Brady and Hindley: Serial Killers and Celebrity Culture. - 7. Hindley: "The Most Evil Woman in Britain"?. - 8. "...One of the Moors Murderers has Died". - 9. Reading and Writing about Serial Killing and Serial Killers. - 10. Conclusion