Popular Culture and Crime

by Tony Kearon

What does our fascination with crime, deviance, transgression and criminals say about who and where we are in the 21st Century? In this fascinating and accessible text, Tony Kearon examines the nexus between crime and popular culture in a lucid and energetic fashion.

Drawing on a range of theories, the book unpacks popular conceptions and cultural representations of crime in film, music, books and television to shed a light on their origins and influences. It covers:



- Definitions of popular culture and crime

- Representations of crime in popular culture

- How culture and crime influence each other

- Why people are fascinated by crime

- The relationship between crime, modernity and the urban space



The book is equipped with a toolkit of pedagogical features including chapter table of contents, chapter abstracts, keywords, further reading and study questions.



Absorbing, contemporary and relevant, this is essential reading for students, academics and researchers in criminology, media studies, cultural studies, and sociology.

232 pages, Paperback

First published March 30, 2015