The Fascination with Violence in Contemporary Society When Crime is
This book directly explores the question of why contemporary society is so fascinated with violence and crime. The Fascination with Violence in Contemporary Society posits that the phenomenon is, in part, because we have all become consumers of the sublim
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The Fascination with Violence in Contemporary Society
Oriana Binik
The Fascination with Violence in Contemporary Society When Crime is Sublime
Oriana Binik University of Milano-Bicocca Milan, Italy
ISBN 978-3-030-26743-8 ISBN 978-3-030-26744-5 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26744-5 Translation from the Italian language edition: Quando Il Crimine È Sublime: La Fascinazione Per La Violenza Nella Società Contemporanea by Oriana Binik, © Mimesis Edizioni 2017. Published by Mimesis Edizioni. All Rights Reserved. © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG, part of Springer Nature 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover credit: Barnaby Hall/Getty Images This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
I dedicate this book to Jermakki.
Acknowledgements
Thanks are due to: All the interviewees who very generously agreed to share their thoughts and emotional experiences with me; Isabelle Johnson, who translated by book from Italian to English with great care and attention to detail; Liam Inscoe-Jones, my outstanding Palgrave contact whose kindness and thoroughness took me through the process of publishing my book in English; Adolfo Ceretti and Roberto Cornelli who recognised and respected the delicacy of the phase of my life in which this translation came out.
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Contents
1 Introduction 1 2 When Crime Is Sublime 5 3 Effervescent and Ready for Use: The Sublime and Other Emotions in the Carnival of Crime 51 4 In the Cultural Criminology Hall of Mirrors 99 5 From Sublime to Resentment: Emotional Trajectories When Watching Crime on TV 117 6 In the Wild Land in Search of a Story: Dark Tourism 165 7 This Is a Tab
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