The Csi Effect: Television, Crime, and Governance (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780739124710)

CSI has been heralded in many spheres of public discourse as a televisual revolution, its effects on the public unprecedented. The CSI Effect: Television, Crime, and Governance demonstrates that CSI's appeal cannot be disentangled from either its production as a televisual text or the broader discourses and practices that circulate within our social landscape. This interdisciplinary collection bridges the gap between the study of media, particularly popular culture media, and the study of crime. The contributors consider the points of intersection between these very different realms of scholarship and in so doing foster the development of a new set of theoretical languages in which the mediated spectacle of crime and criminalization can be carefully considered. This timely and groundbreaking volume is bound to intrigue both scholars and CSI enthusiasts alike.

Author: Michele Byers
ISBN-10: 0739124714
ISBN-13: 9780739124710
Publisher: Lexington Books
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2009
Pages: 310
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.90d

About the Author
Michele Byers is associate professor of sociology and criminology at Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Val Marie Johnson is associate professor of sociology and criminology at Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.