This symposium aims to explore critical approaches which help us to understand contemporary true crime and murder media in the quickly shifting media landscape. The true crime genre is found across all media platforms, from legacy media, right the way through to grassroots,self-start-up and participatory forms. In the past, true crime has largely been ignored by critics, as it has been viewed as lurid, cheap, and sensational.
Proposals are invited for 20 min papers on topics that explore murder media and true crime content, its paratexts, practices, and fan cultures.