{"product_id":"9781666970074","title":"Remember Women A Study on the Media's Degradation of Marginalized Women Victims of Serial Killers","description":"\u003ch1\u003eRemember Women\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Study on the Media's Degradation of Marginalized Women Victims of Serial Killers\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLaura Leigh Menard\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Subjects \u0026amp; Themes \/ Women\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book analyzes the specific language used to describe women victims of five different serial killers to provide insight into how the media treats women, especially Black women, in serial killer cases.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough qualitative archival research and a feminist social constructionist lens, language and word\/phrase choices in 126 articles from the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e dating from 1985 to 2020 were examined for the use of synecdoche, derogatory language, and negatively connotative language when referring to the fifty-one women. In addition, use of the victims' names, use of the killers' names, and use of killer-friendly language were examined. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing critical discourse analysis and grounded theory, the author argues that harmful narratives and dehumanization of the women were perpetuated through the underuse of victims' names combined with overused combinations of synecdoche, derogatory, and\/or negatively connotative words\/phrases. Digital media of today, including streaming services, podcasts, and YouTube videos, were also examined, and perpetuation or disruption of the harmful narratives and dehumanization varied.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLaura Leigh Menard \u003c\/b\u003eis an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Cincinnati, USA.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e02 September 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781666970074\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e210\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51945058566284,"sku":"9781666970074","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781666970074","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}