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

ISBN-13: 9780415947879 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 236 str.

Pamela Donovan

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

Pamela Donovan