Discusses issues related to America's obsession with crime and criminals, especially as it is influenced and propagated by the media which can draw attention, distort facts, and even praise criminal acts.
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Grade 9 Up-Does the film Natural Born Killers encourage serial slayings or is it simply an excuse for those already predisposed to violence? Did the FBI find the notorious escaped hijacker D. B. Cooper right before his death in Florida, 24 years after his crime? Drawing from a wide variety of sources, this slim volume attempts to look at crime through the lens of popular culture and includes discussion of Western outlaws, Robin Hood, gangsters and the Mafia, the public's fascination with serial killers, and reality crime shows such as Cops. The varied content makes interesting leisure reading, and will be useful for debates. There are some useful facts and statistics on these pages, but students would do well to double-check the information because one article states that the shootings at Columbine High School occurred in 1996, not 2000. The "further research" section lists a few books, periodicals, and Web sites, which may also interest true-crime aficionados. While not a first purchase, this book may fill a niche in some libraries.
Lynn Evarts, Sauk Prairie High School, Prairie du Sac, WI
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Lynn Evarts, Sauk Prairie High School, Prairie du Sac, WI
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Andy is a professional writer and editor living in Seattle, Washington.
He is the author of numerous non-fiction titles, including biographies of Bruce Lee, Charles Manson, Pol Pot, and his most recent subject, writer/actor/producer Seth Rogen. He is also a fiction writer with publications in journals including Fiction International, Central Park, The Southern Anthology, Collage & Bricolage, The Journal of Experimental Fiction, Conceptions Southwest, and others.
Andy is also a musician and comedian.
Interests: Literature, music, comedy, history, popular culture, art, and film.
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He is the author of numerous non-fiction titles, including biographies of Bruce Lee, Charles Manson, Pol Pot, and his most recent subject, writer/actor/producer Seth Rogen. He is also a fiction writer with publications in journals including Fiction International, Central Park, The Southern Anthology, Collage & Bricolage, The Journal of Experimental Fiction, Conceptions Southwest, and others.
Andy is also a musician and comedian.
Interests: Literature, music, comedy, history, popular culture, art, and film.
Author photo credit: Michael Brown
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Great Collection!,
By "drenglish" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Crime and Criminals (Examining Pop Culture) (Paperback)
I used this collection for two sections of courses in composition and it was the most popular text of the quarter in both classes. The articles Koopmans has collected are engaging and interesting, as well as being entertaining. I would highly recommend this book for teachers of high school and college.
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