The Melodramatic Mode: Commentary on Crime in Newspapers Across the Americas
| Dates: | 26 March 2014 |
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| Times: | 16:00 - 17:00 |
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| What is it: | Seminar |
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| Organiser: | School of Law |
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| Who is it for: | Current University students, General public, University staff |
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| Speaker: | Professor Chris Birkbeck |
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Centre for Criminology and Criminal Justice Seminar. In this presentation, Professor Birkbeck argues that when politicians, journalists, researchers and members of the public talk about crime, they employ a melodramatic narrative with corresponding implications for identity and experience.
Speaker
Professor Chris Birkbeck
Organisation: University of Salford
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