Transmedia Crime Stories - The Trial of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito in the Globalised Media Sphere (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016)

This collection focuses on media representations of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito, defendants in the Meredith Kercher murder case. Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, encompassing criminology, socio-legal analysis, critical discourse studies, cultural studies and celebrity studies, the book analyses how this case was narrated in the media and why Knox emerged as the main protagonist. The case was one of the first transmedia crime stories, shaped and influenced by its circulation between a variety of media platforms. The chapters show how the new media landscape impacts on the way in which different stakeholders, from suspects and victims' families to journalists and the general public, are engaging with criminal justice. While traditional news media played a significant role in the construction of innocence and guilt, social media offered users a worldwide forum to talk back in a way that both amplified and challenged the dominant media narrative biased in favour of a presumption of guilt. This book begins with a new and original foreword written by Yvonne Jewkes, University of Brighton, UK.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Crime, Media and Culture
Release date:	July 2018
First published:	2016
Editors:	Lieve Gies • Maria Bortoluzzi
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	236
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-1-349-95485-8
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Law > International law > International criminal law Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Penology & punishment > General Promotions
LSN:	1-349-95485-3
Barcode:	9781349954858

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