180 Pages
by
Routledge-Cavendish
180 Pages
by
Routledge-Cavendish
In an innovative departure from the much-studied field of 'crime in the media', this lively book focuses its attention on the forces of law and order; how they visualize and represent danger and criminality and how they represent themselves as authorities.
After two chapters covering basic terms and tools in the study of culture and representation, the book covers such topics as the history of... Read more
Introduction. Semiotic Tools for Analyzing Representations. Sociological Questions about Representations. Police Pictures. The Forensic Gaze: The World as a Set of Clues. Visualizing Criminogenic Spaces. Crusading Lawyers, Crooked Lawyers: American Litigiousness and Representation. The Prison as a Movie Set. Gruesome Pictures
Biography
Mariana Valverde
