Challenging Representation and Genre in True Crime Media

Amy May is Associate Professor of Communication at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Leandra Hernández is Assistant Professor of Communication at the University of Utah.Victoria McDermott is Assistant Professor Communication at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionVictoria McDermott, Amy R. May, and Leandra H. Hernández Cultural Storytelling, Community, and SurvivalChapter 1: Chisme Saves Lives: Cultivating Survival through Spectral StorytellingShantel Martinez and Darby Martinez StapletonChapter 2: Echoes of Justice: Indigenous vs. non-Indigenous Podcasters in the Realm of True CrimeMarissa KildowInclusion and RepresentationChapter 3: Marginalized Narratives in True CrimeZazil Reyes Garcia and Diana Isabel MartínezChapter 4: Queerness in True Crime: The Case of AIleen WuornosEmily Krebs, Leandra H. Hernández, and Gabrielle Y. GarzaChallenging Dominant Narratives in the Criminal Justice System Chapter 5: Screams, Shots, and Sirens: Analyzing the Rhetorical Significance of Narrative Aurality within News Discourses of Police ViolenceJoshua Guitar, Ridimerb Diaz-Ramirez, and Natalia Szabla Chapter 6: "If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit.”: Analyzing the Sociopolitical Framing in The People v. O.J. Simpson: An American Crime StoryOlivia Truban and Mary Jane TaylorGenre Toppling and InnovationChapter 7: Murder is Boring: A True Crime Podcast Analysis of Expectancy ViolationsShelby KreighChapter 8: Bloody Valentine: How Podcast ‘But Make It Scary’ Flips the Script on Romance Film Genre SemioticsMatt JardinChapter 9: Parasocial Relationships and True Crime Podcasts: The Last Podcast on the Left, When Parasocial Relationships Go Too FarVictoria McDermott and Maria BlevinsConclusionConclusionAmy R. May, Leandra H. Hernández, and Victoria McDermottAbout the EditorsAbout the ContributorsIndex