Fictional Death and Scientific Truth
Author | : Kerstin Bergman |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2015-11-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781476624839 |
ISBN-13 | : 1476624836 |
Rating | : 4/5 (836 Downloads) |
Download or read book Fictional Death and Scientific Truth written by Kerstin Bergman and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-11-02 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this article, the author explores the relationship between science and truth in forensic crime fiction by analysis of narrative and media-specific constituents of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000-) and Patricia Cornwell's The Scarpetta Factor (2009). Despite the different media, both are found to establish a strong bond between science and truth, and readers/viewers are encouraged to assume that this also is the case in the external world. This article originally appeared in Clues: A Journal of Detection, Volume 30, Issue 1.