| Description |
xxiii, 276 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-267). |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Editor's note -- WHAT WE RECKON WITH -- A brutal lynching. An indifferent police force. A 34-- year wait for justice -- The short life of Toyin Salau and a legacy still at work -- "No choice but to do it": why women go to prison -- The golden age of white-collar crime -- Picturesque California conceals a crising of missing indigenous women -- How the atlanta spa shootings-the victims, the survivors-tell a story of America -- THE TRUE CRIME STORIES WE TELL -- Who owns Amanda Knox? -- Tie a toruniquet on your heart: reivisting Edna Buchanan, America's greatest police reporter -- The true crime junkies and the curious case of a missing husband -- Has reality caught up to the "murder police?" -- SHARDS OF JUSTICE -- Will you ever change? -- The prisoner--run raido station that's reaching men on death row -- To the son of the victim -- Three bodies in Texas -- Acknowledgments -- Other notable crime stories |
| Summary |
"True crime, as an entertainment genre, has always prioritized clear narrative arcs: victims wronged, police detectives in pursuit, suspects apprehended, justice delivered. But what stories have been ignored? In Evidence of Things Seen, fourteen of the most innovative crime writers working today cast a light on the cases that give crucial insight into our society. This anthology pulls back the curtain on how crime itself is a by-product of America's systemic harms and inequalities. And in doing so, it reveals how the genre of true crime can be a catalyst for social change. These works combine brilliant storytelling with incisive cultural examinations--and challenge each of us to ask what justice should look like"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Crime.
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Crime -- Case studies.
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True crime stories -- Social aspects.
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Crime and the press -- Social aspects.
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| Genre |
True crime stories.
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Case studies.
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Essays.
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| Added Author |
Weinman, Sarah, editor.
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Chaudry, Rabia, writer of introduction.
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Lowery, Wesley, 1990-
Brutal lynching.
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Van der Leun, Justine.
"No choice but to do it."
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Hobbes, Michael.
Golden age of white-collar crime.
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Morin, Brandi.
Picturesque California conceals a crisis of missing women.
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Jeong, May.
How the Atlanta spa shootings--the victims, the survivors--tell a story of America.
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Knox, Amanda.
Who owns Amanda Knox?
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Moskovitz, Diana.
Tie a tourniquet on your heart.
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Jurjevics, R. F.
True crime junkies and the curious case of a missing husband.
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Bazelon, Lara, 1974-
Has reality caught up to the "murder police"?
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Schonbek, Amelia.
Will you ever change?
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| ISBN |
9780063323926 (hardcover) |
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0063323923 (hardcover) |
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