2015
DOI: 10.1080/13576275.2015.1026887
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Corpses, popular culture and forensic science: public obsession with death

Abstract: The cadaver has been heralded as 'pop culture's new star'. Foltyn's claim will be expanded in that it does not adequately consider the underlying components of the rise of the corpse in popular culture. It will be argued that forensic science portrayals in popular culture play a critical role in fuelling public obsession with death and cadavers. A particular focus will be taken upon the sociological concept of the gaze and using it to explore how watching the dead is influenced through popular culture forensic… Show more

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“…Being surprised by one’s son returning from deployment most likely evokes a range of very positive emotions, and perhaps some counterfactual negative emotions (Markman & McMullen, 2005), but the summarized overall experience is likely a very positive one. Conversely, witnessing a terror act most likely evokes a range of very negative emotions, and perhaps even some positive emotions such as morbid fascination (Penfold-Mounce, 2016), but the summarized overall experience is likely a very negative one.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Being surprised by one’s son returning from deployment most likely evokes a range of very positive emotions, and perhaps some counterfactual negative emotions (Markman & McMullen, 2005), but the summarized overall experience is likely a very positive one. Conversely, witnessing a terror act most likely evokes a range of very negative emotions, and perhaps even some positive emotions such as morbid fascination (Penfold-Mounce, 2016), but the summarized overall experience is likely a very negative one.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Think, for instance, about the dressing of the body to reinforce an aspect of the deceased's identity, or moving it to particular places, such as homes or public venues (Mathijssen, 2018). The dead body can be put on display (Falkof, 2018;Penfold-Mounce, 2016), or on the contrary, can be hidden or disguised (Foltyn, 2008). The dead body and its symbolic meaning are thus malleable in view of specific needs and circumstances, and because the body is polysemic; it can mean different things to different people (Harper, 2010).…”
Section: Encountering the Human Corpsementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Die Themen Sterben, Tod und Trauer sind schon seit Langem kein sogenanntes Tabuthema mehr. Ein Blick in das abendliche Fernsehprogramm genügt, um zu erkennen, dass die Menschen fasziniert von allem sind, was mit dem Tod in Zusammenhang steht [1]. So konstatiert Walter [2], dass das Thema Tod in der Gesellschaft allgegenwärtig ist.…”
Section: Kein Tabuthema Mehrunclassified