No Way of Knowing - Crime, Urban Legends and the Internet

Examining "old media" treatment of crime legends: news reports, fictional film and television depictions, and "new media" interactive discussions: versions and discussions circulating in Internet newsgroups and via electronic mail lists, this text examines a social context vastly changed from the height of rumour research in the mid-20th century.

List of contents

Preface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. The Market in Snuff Films 3. Stolen Body Parts 4. Shopping Mall and Theme Park Abductions 5. Debunkers and their Orbit 6. Crime Legends and the Role of Belief 7. Crime Legends and the Politics of Fear and Protection 8. A Summary Appendices Bibliography

About the author

Pamela Donovan

Summary

This book examines both 'old media' treatment of crime legends: news reports, fictional film and television depictions, as well as 'new' media interactive discussions of them via the Internet and electronic mail.

Product details

• Authors: Pamela Donovan, Donovan Pamela
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.07.2016
• EAN: 9781138977242
• ISBN: 978-1-138-97724-2
• No. of pages: 246
• Series: Studies in American Popular Hi; Studies in American Popular History and Culture; Studies in American Popular History and Culture
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; Media Studies, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, COMPUTERS / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, Media studies: internet, digital media and society, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Information technology: general issues, Information technology: general topics