Toward a Theory of True Crime Narratives

A Textual Analysis

Ian Case Punnett

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Routledge
13 December 2019

True crime; Reportage & collected journalism; Popular culture; Media studies

Series: Routledge Focus on Journalism Studies

"Toward a Theory of True Crime Narratives vivifies how nonfiction murder stories are told, what role they play in society, and in the form of true crime why they remain enduringly popular internationally on every platform. This book establishes for the first time the actual line—or dotted line—between mainstream journalism and the multimedia phenomena of true crime. Presenting a stable definition of what is—and what is not—true crime will either challenge or justify Truman Capote’s claims regarding the creation of a ""new journalism"" with In Cold Blood, and accordingly expose the reluctance of the promoters of NPR’s Serial, HBO’s The Jinx, and Netflix’s Making a Murderer to refer to their products as such. This research codifies true crime texts of various types on multiple platforms—radio, television, print, digital, and film—to reveal the defining characteristics of the genre."

By: Ian Case Punnett
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 172g
ISBN: 9780367892784
ISBN 10: 0367892782
Series: Routledge Focus on Journalism Studies
Pages: 136
Publication Date: 13 December 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

"1. Introduction: An Outline in Chalk 1.1 Securing the Scene 1.2The Background Check 2. The Exploratory Study: A Proper Search 2.1 Interrogating the Texts 2.2 Selection of True Crime Narratives: ""The Usual Suspects"" 2.3 Summation 3. The Findings: Two Sides to Every True Crime Story 3.1 The Prosecution: The Critic’s View 3.2 The Defense: True Crime as a Justice Mechanism 3.3 A Review of the Evidence: A Theory of True Crime 3.4 Summation 4. Conclusion and Discussion: TheVerdict 4.1 A Theory of True Crime 4.2 Crimen Veritas 4.3 The International Man Hunt is On 4.4 Accomplices after the Fact 4.5 NON-narrative True Crime Writing 4.6 Crime Porn 4.7 The Final Sentence"

Ian Case Punnett is a professor of multimedia journalism who came back to graduate school after a successful decades-long career in commercial radio/television/print/digital media. Other books include A Black Night for the Blue Grass Belle (2016) and How to Pray When You’re Pissed at God (2013).

Reviews for Toward a Theory of True Crime Narratives: A Textual Analysis

"""With this book, Dr. Ian Punnett has staked out new and important territory in the study of true crime. This is essential reading for anybody interested in how and why true crime remains compelling to worldwide readers and audiences."" -Jean Murley, Queensborough Community College, CUNY, USA"