The 'Dexter Syndrome'

Marcel Danesi

ISBN 10: 1433131560 / ISBN 13: 9781433131561

Edité par Peter Lang, Peter Lang Feb 2016, 2016

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Neuware -The serial killer has become an obsession ever since Jack the Ripper became a media sensation, embedding a new and horrifying type of murderer into our cultural consciousness ¿ one who kills darkly and in the dark. All popular media ¿ print, radio, television, and so on ¿ have become absorbed by this new figure. This book traces its diffusion through all media and discusses what this reveals about modern society. Using the Dexter saga of novels and television programs as its basis, the book argues that a «Dexter Syndrome» has emerged whereby we no longer see a difference between real and fictional serial killers. The psychological and social reasons for this are explored by tracing pop culture texts themselves (movies, novels, etc.). Above all else, Dexter¿s concept of a «moral code» forms a thematic thread that allows the author to argue that our contemporary moral nihilism has produced the demand for horror and horrific characters like serial killers, who have replaced medieval demons and monsters. 138 pp. Englisch.

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• Titre: The 'Dexter Syndrome'
• Éditeur: Peter Lang, Peter Lang Feb 2016
• Date de parution: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1433131560
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781433131561
• Reliure: Buch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 231 L x 155 H x 12 P (en millimètres) 231 millimètres de largeur par 155 millimètres de hauteur par 12 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 352 grammes

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The serial killer has become an obsession ever since Jack the Ripper became a media sensation, embedding a new and horrifying type of murderer into our cultural consciousness – one who kills darkly and in the dark. All popular media – print, radio, television, and so on – have become absorbed by this new figure. This book traces its diffusion through all media and discusses what this reveals about modern society. Using the Dexter saga of novels and television programs as its basis, the book argues that a "Dexter Syndrome" has emerged whereby we no longer see a difference between real and fictional serial killers. The psychological and social reasons for this are explored by tracing pop culture texts themselves (movies, novels, etc.). Above all else, Dexter's concept of a "moral code" forms a thematic thread that allows the author to argue that our contemporary moral nihilism has produced the demand for horror and horrific characters like serial killers, who have replaced medieval demons and monsters.

À propos de l?auteur

Marcel Danesi (PhD in linguistics, University of Toronto), is Full Professor of Semiotics and Linguistic Anthropology at the University of Toronto. He is well known for his work in semiotics and popular culture. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in recognition of his scholarly contributions. He is currently Editor-in-chief of Semiotica, the leading journal in the field of semiotics.