Serial killers

Description:

Bringing depth and shadow to our collective portrait of what a serial killer must be, Mark Seltzer draws upon popular sources, scholarly analyses, and the language of psychoanalysis to explore the genesis of this uniquely modern phenomenon. Revealed is a fascination with machines and technological reproduction, with the singular and the plural, with definitions of self, other, and intimacy. What emerges is a disturbing picture of how contemporary culture is haunted by technology and the instability of identity.

subjects: Homicide in popular culture,  Psychology,  Violence in popular culture,  Violence in popular culture,  Serial murderers,  Serial murders,  Homicide,  Violence, psychological aspects,  Popular culture, united states,  Tueurs en série,  Psychologie,  Homicide dans la culture populaire,  Violence dans la culture populaire,  SOCIAL SCIENCE,  Criminology,  Mörder,  Mehrfachtäter,  Massenkultur

Places: United States