Murders and Acquisitions: Representations of the Serial Killer in Popular Culture (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781441192929)

The 'serial killer' has become increasingly prevalent in popular culture since the term was coined by Robert Ressler at the FBI in the mid-1970s. Murders and Acquisitions explores the social and political implications of this cultural figure. The collection argues that the often blood-chilling representations of the serial killer and serial killing offered in TV series, films, novels and fan productions function to address contemporary concerns and preoccupations. Focusing on well-known popular culture texts, such as The Wire, Kiss the Girls, Monster, the Saw series, American Psycho, The Strangers, CSI and Dexter, this eclectic anthology engages with a broad spectrum of cultural theory and performs critical textual analysis to examine the sophisticated ways the serial killer is deployed to mediate and/or work through cultural anxieties and fears.

Author: Alzena MacDonald
ISBN-10: 1441192921
ISBN-13: 9781441192929
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 08/15/2013
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d