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Forensic science in contemporary American popular culture : gender, crime, and science /

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 forensic science has...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Steenberg, Lindsay, 1976-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Colección:Routledge research in cultural and media studies ; 45.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Forensic Science in Contemporary American Popular Culture: Gender, Crime, and Science; Copyright; Contents; Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Forensic Turn in American Culture; Part I The Forensic Sub-Genre; 1 Retrofit Forensics: Excavating the Mythic Origins of Forensic Science; 2 The Forensic Women's Gothic: Postfeminism and Expertise; 3 Forensic Archaeologies on Crime Television: Science and Gender as Seen on TV; Part II Forensics Beyond the Crime Genre; 4 The CSI Effect; 5 Forensics at the Museum; 6 Forensic Science and Lifestyle; Conclusion: The Evidence Lies.