This work identifies, traces and interrogates contemporary American culture's seemingly endless fascination with forensic science. It looks to the many different sites, genres and media where the forensic has become a cultural commonplace.
This work identifies, traces and interrogates contemporary American culture's seemingly endless fascination with forensic science. It looks to the many different sites, genres and media where the forensic has become a cultural commonplace.
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 foren…
This work identifies, traces and interrogates contemporary American culture's seemingly endless fascination with forensic science. It looks to the many different sites, genres and media where the forensic has become a cultural commonplace.
Since the early 1990s, there has been a dramatic shift in the crime genre. The hunches and action-driven narratives of previous investigations have made way for experts whose knowledge of criminalistics and profiling has become the genre's primary procedure and spectacle. Simila…