Language, Ideology and Identity in Serial Killer Narratives

by Christiana Gregoriou

Book Overview

In this book, Gregoriou explores the portrayal of the serial killer identity and its related ideology across a range of contemporary crime narratives, including detective fiction, the true crime genre and media journalism. How exactly is the serial killer consciousness portrayed, how is the killing linguistically justified, and how distinguishing is the language revolving around criminal ideology and identity across these narrative genres?...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 113888605X
• ISBN13: 9781138886056
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"