Of monsters, mothers and murders: fear, loathing and 'Aussie true crime' in tabloid women’s magazines
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Article Title | Of monsters, mothers and murders: fear, loathing and 'Aussie true crime' in tabloid women’s magazines |
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ERA Journal ID | 17226 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Hopkins, Susan |
Journal Title | Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture |
Journal Citation | 22 (2), pp. 64-76 |
Number of Pages | 13 |
Year | 2022 |
Place of Publication | Albany, United States |
ISSN | 1070-8286 |
Web Address (URL) | https://jcjpc.org/volume-22-issue-2-may-2022-1 |
Abstract | This article combines Entman’s approach to media frames and Creed’s concept of the monstrous-feminine in a critical, close, textual analysis of the ways in which Australian women’s magazines frame murder crimes and female criminality. Using recent case studies of crime features and special issues within Australian tabloid women’s magazines, this study examines the selection and arrangement of textual features, especially sensationalistic attention-arresting headlines and visual elements, which over-emphasise and misrepresent feminized and maternal aspects of violent 'true' crimes. I argue that female offenders are constructed here in tabloid narratives, intended for female audiences, as one- dimensional hate objects, or dehumanised, monstrous 'Others'. |
Keywords | true crime, women’s magazines, media frames, monstrous-feminine |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 470107. Media studies |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | USQ College |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q7494/of-monsters-mothers-and-murders-fear-loathing-and-aussie-true-crime-in-tabloid-women-s-magazines
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