Representations of Transnational Human Trafficking: Present-day News Media, True Crime, and Fiction

Representations of Transnational Human Trafficking: Present-day News Media, True Crime, and Fiction

by Christiana Gregoriou (Editor), Christiana Gregoriou (Editor)

Synopsis

This open access edited collection examines representations of human trafficking in media ranging from British and Serbian newspapers, British and Scandinavian crime novels, and a documentary series, and questions the extent to which these portrayals reflect the realities of trafficking. It tackles the problematic tendency to under-report particular types of victim and forms of trafficking, and seeks to explore both dominant and marginalised points of view. The authors take a cross-disciplinary approach, utilising analytical tools from across the humanities and social sciences, including linguistics, literary and media studies, and cultural criminology. It will appeal to students, academics and policy-makers with an interest in human trafficking and its depiction in the modern day.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 164
Edition: 1st ed. 2018
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
Published: 11 Aug 2018

ISBN 10: 3319782134
ISBN 13: 9783319782133

Author Bio
Christiana Gregoriou is an Associate Professor in English Language at Leeds University's School of English, UK. She is a specialist in crime fiction stylistics, and employs critical linguistic analysis to the study of crime fiction but also other crime-related discourse (including media texts and the true crime genre).