Crimesploitation: Crime, Punishment, and Pleasure on Reality Television

by Daniel Lachance

Book Overview

"Due to the graphic nature of this program, viewer discretion is advised." Most of us have encountered this warning while watching television at some point. It is typically attached to a brand of reality crime TV that Paul Kaplan and Daniel LaChance call "crimesploitation" spectacles designed to entertain mass audiences by exhibiting "real" criminal behavior and its consequences. This book examines their enduring popularity in American culture...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503631737
• ISBN13: 9781503631731
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"