Crime and Law in Media Culture

Type

Book

Authors

Sheila Brown

ISBN 10

0335205496

ISBN 13

9780335205493

Tags

Criminology, Communication & Media Studies, Media Studies

Abstract

This work explores the situating of law and crime within the vast range and scope of contemporary media forms. It begins from the premise that the whole of society, including crime and criminal justice, is embraced by media culture. "The media" are viewed not as a set of institutions, but as a myriad of communicative forms or expressive techniques ranging from soaps to cyberworlds. Sheila Brown shows how crime and the law, or our understanding of them, are produced, reproduced, disturbed, and challenged in and through media culture. The book contains a wide range of topical examples and provides a theoretically coherent examination of the field, providing an accessible critique of cultural theory along the way. It opens up the boundaries between the more traditional aspects of law and criminology, and the broader concerns of sociology and cultural studies. - from Amzon

Description

224p.; 23cm (pbk)

Biblio Notes

includes bibliographical references and index

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