Gothic Forensics: Criminal Investigative Procedure in Victorian Horror & Mystery (Semiotics and Popular Culture)
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (660 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1137567937 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 253 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This book weaves the links between historically acclaimed literature and This book weaves the links between historically acclaimed literature and criminology, in the interim, compelling one to expand their aptitude and perspective of criminal investigation and delve into a deeper understanding of humanity. This book will be an invaluable resource for those exploring the world of criminology, professionally and personally.
From the Back Cover This book explores a number of foundational Victorian Gothic texts that have either predicted or prefigured key investigative methods used by police today. It also critically assesses the legislative, procedural, and forensic implications of crime fiction and horror produced during the Victorian era. Gothic Forensics explains how and why the Gothic served as the unlikely but irrefutable creative engine for advances in forensics made in the following centurytechniques and technologies taken for granted todayas well as the literary progenitor of the prevailing methodologies now used in crimina
He is also a fellow with the University of Toronto’s Centre for Research in Forensic Semiotics, an academic and investigative advisor with the American Investigative Society of Cold Cases, and a previous Fulbright Chair at Vanderbilt University, USA. Michael Arntfield is Associate Professor in the Department of English & Writing Studies at Western University, Canada. Formerly serving as a police officer and detective for over fifte
Michael Arntfield interrogates the legacy of Victorian-era crime fiction and Gothic horror on investigative forensic methods used by police today.