Research Catalog

Title

The people are represented : a discourse analysis of contemporary programs in the television crime genre / Marua Siano.

Author

Siano, Maria R.

Publication

Youngstown, N.Y. : Teneo Press, 2008.

Details

Description

viii, 258 p.; 23 cm.

Subject

• Crime on television
• Detective and mystery television programs > United States
• Television crime shows > United States
• True crime television programs > United States

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-255) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction : the crime genre -- Media effects and cultural studies : previous studies -- American society : 1998-2004 -- Methodology -- Legal authorities : police officers, judges, and lawyers -- Criminals -- Society -- Reality series -- Four crime documentaries -- Audience impact -- Progressive depictions -- Appendix: Timeline of the criminal genre.

ISBN

• 1934844055
• 9781934844052