The Body in the Reservoir Murder and Sensationalism in the South 1st edition by Michael Ayers Trotti 0807831786 9780807831786

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ISBN 10: 0807831786
ISBN 13: 9780807831786
Author: Michael Ayers Trotti

Centered on a series of dramatic murders in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Richmond, Virginia, The Body in the Reservoir uses these gripping stories of crime to explore the evolution of sensationalism in southern culture.

In Richmond, as across the nation, the embrace of modernity was accompanied by the prodigious growth of mass culture and its accelerating interest in lurid stories of crime and bloodshed. But while others have emphasized the importance of the penny press and yellow journalism on the shifting nature of the media and cultural responses to violence, Michael Trotti reveals a more gradual and nuanced story of change. In addition, Richmond’s racial makeup (one-third to one-half of the population was African American) allows Trotti to challenge assumptions about how black and white media reported the sensational; the surprising discrepancies offer insight into just how differently these two communities experienced American justice.

The Body in the Reservoir 1st Table of contents:

Chapter 1: The Origins of Virginia Crime Sensationalism
Chapter 2: Sensational Crime Comes of Age
Chapter 3: The Disenchantment of Sensational Murder
Chapter 4: African American Sensations
Chapter 5: Images of Murder
Chapter 6: The Public Suspense is Over

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