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The Resource Natural born celebrities : serial killers in American culture, David Schmid

Natural born celebrities : serial killers in American culture, David Schmid

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Jeffrey Dahmer. Ted Bundy. John Wayne Gacy. Over the past thirty years, serial killers have become iconic figures in America, the subject of made-for-TV movies and mass-market paperbacks alike. But why do we find such luridly transgressive and horrific individuals so fascinating? What compels us to look more closely at these figures when we really want to look away? Natural Born Celebrities considers how serial killers have become lionized in American culture and explores the consequences of their fame. David Schmid provides a historical account of how serial killers became famous and how that fame has been used in popular media and the corridors of the FBI alike. Ranging from H.H. Holmes, whose killing spree during the 1893 Chicago World's Fair inspired The Devil in the White City, right up to Aileen Wuornos, the lesbian prostitute whose vicious murder of seven men would serve as the basis for the hit film Monster, Schmid unveils a new understanding of serial killers by emphasizing both the social dimensions of their crimes and their susceptibility to multiple interpretations and uses. He also explores why serial killers have become endemic in popular culture, from their depiction in The Silence of the Lambs and The X-Files to their becoming the stuff of trading cards and even Web sites where you can buy their hair and nail clippings. Bringing his fascinating history right up to the present, Schmid ultimately argues that America needs the perversely familiar figure of the serial killer now more than ever to manage the fear posed by Osama bin Laden since September 11
Language
eng
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Publication
Extent
viii, 327 pages
Contents
  • The Victorian killer as media star : Jack the Ripper and H.H. Holmes
  • Defining the enemy within : the FBI and serial murder
  • Natural born celebrities : serial killers and the Hollywood star system
  • Out of this world : aliens, devils, and serial killers in television crime drama
  • Next door monsters : the dialectic of normality and monstrosity in true-crime narratives
  • The unbearable straightness of violence : queering serial murder in true crime
Isbn
9780226738697
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Natural born celebrities : serial killers in American culture
Title
Natural born celebrities
Title remainder
serial killers in American culture
Statement of responsibility
David Schmid
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
Jeffrey Dahmer. Ted Bundy. John Wayne Gacy. Over the past thirty years, serial killers have become iconic figures in America, the subject of made-for-TV movies and mass-market paperbacks alike. But why do we find such luridly transgressive and horrific individuals so fascinating? What compels us to look more closely at these figures when we really want to look away? Natural Born Celebrities considers how serial killers have become lionized in American culture and explores the consequences of their fame. David Schmid provides a historical account of how serial killers became famous and how that fame has been used in popular media and the corridors of the FBI alike. Ranging from H.H. Holmes, whose killing spree during the 1893 Chicago World's Fair inspired The Devil in the White City, right up to Aileen Wuornos, the lesbian prostitute whose vicious murder of seven men would serve as the basis for the hit film Monster, Schmid unveils a new understanding of serial killers by emphasizing both the social dimensions of their crimes and their susceptibility to multiple interpretations and uses. He also explores why serial killers have become endemic in popular culture, from their depiction in The Silence of the Lambs and The X-Files to their becoming the stuff of trading cards and even Web sites where you can buy their hair and nail clippings. Bringing his fascinating history right up to the present, Schmid ultimately argues that America needs the perversely familiar figure of the serial killer now more than ever to manage the fear posed by Osama bin Laden since September 11
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Schmid, David
Dewey number
364.152/3/0973
Index
index present
LC call number
HV6529
LC item number
.S32 2005
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
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  • Serial murderers
  • Crime in popular culture
  • Serial murders in mass media
  • Fame
  • Criminalité dans la culture populaire
  • Renommée
  • Tueurs en série
  • Tueurs en série dans les médias
  • Tueurs en série
  • Criminalité dans la culture populaire
  • Tueurs en série dans les médias
  • Renommée
  • Seriemoordenaars
  • Populaire cultuur
  • Massamedia
  • Verenigde Staten
  • Berühmte Persönlichkeit
  • Intensivtäter
  • Mörder
  • Öffentlichkeit
  • USA
  • USA
Label
Natural born celebrities : serial killers in American culture, David Schmid
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Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-310) and index
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rdacarrier
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Contents
The Victorian killer as media star : Jack the Ripper and H.H. Holmes -- Defining the enemy within : the FBI and serial murder -- Natural born celebrities : serial killers and the Hollywood star system -- Out of this world : aliens, devils, and serial killers in television crime drama -- Next door monsters : the dialectic of normality and monstrosity in true-crime narratives -- The unbearable straightness of violence : queering serial murder in true crime
Control code
ocm56967148
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
viii, 327 pages
Isbn
9780226738697
Lccn
2004026467
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
9780226738697
Specific material designation
regular print
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o56967148
  • (OCoLC)56967148
Label
Natural born celebrities : serial killers in American culture, David Schmid
Link
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-310) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The Victorian killer as media star : Jack the Ripper and H.H. Holmes -- Defining the enemy within : the FBI and serial murder -- Natural born celebrities : serial killers and the Hollywood star system -- Out of this world : aliens, devils, and serial killers in television crime drama -- Next door monsters : the dialectic of normality and monstrosity in true-crime narratives -- The unbearable straightness of violence : queering serial murder in true crime
Control code
ocm56967148
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
viii, 327 pages
Isbn
9780226738697
Lccn
2004026467
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
9780226738697
Specific material designation
regular print
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o56967148
  • (OCoLC)56967148

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