Crime and Media in Contemporary France

by Deborah Streifford Reisinger

Overview

Reisinger examines contemporary French society's relationship with violence in an era of increased media dominance. The study's innovative and interdisciplinary approach integrates media, cinema, and literary studies to analyze how crime news functions as a site of discursive struggle. By situating these crime stories in a larger historical and political context, she analyzes how media and politicians use the crime story as a tool for upholding the dominant ideology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781557534330
Publisher:	Purdue University Press
Publication date:	03/01/2007
Series:	Comparative Cultural Studies
Pages:	153
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Deb Reisinger received her Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Twentieth-century French Literature and Cultural Studies. She has published articles on contemporary culture and the pedagogical applications of technology. Her current research examines the criminalization of popular culture. She is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Duke University in North Carolina.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Chapter One: Crime and Sensation in Contemporary France
Chapter Two: Mediating Crime
Chapter Three: Viewing Crime
Chapter Four: Sensation and Censorship
Chapter Five: Performing Murder
Chapter Six: Rewriting History
Works Cited
Index