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Jack the Ripper in Film and Culture
Clare Smith
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Description for Jack the Ripper in Film and Culture
Hardback. Series: Crime Files. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; APFA; DSBF; DSBH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 421.
In 1888 the name Jack the Ripper entered public consciousness with the brutal murders of women in the East End of London. The murderer was never caught, yet film and television depicts a killer with a recognisable costume, motive and persona. This book examines the origins of the screen presentation of the four key elements associated with the murders – Jack the Ripper, the victims, the detective and Whitechapel. Nineteenth-century history, art and literature, psychoanalytical theories of Freud and Jung and feminist film theory are all used to deconstruct the representation of Jack the Ripper on screen.
In 1888 the name Jack the Ripper entered public consciousness with the brutal murders of women in the East End of London. The murderer was never caught, yet film and television depicts a killer with a recognisable costume, motive and persona. This book examines the origins of the screen presentation of the four key elements associated with the murders – Jack the Ripper, the victims, the detective and Whitechapel. Nineteenth-century history, art and literature, psychoanalytical theories of Freud and Jung and feminist film theory are all used to deconstruct the representation of Jack the Ripper on screen.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
Series
Crime Files
Number of Pages
211
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137599988
SKU
V9781137599988
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Ref
99-15
About Clare Smith
Clare Smith is the Collection Manager for the Art Collection at Amgueddfa Cymru –National Museum Wales, UK. She has an academic background in history of art and a PhD in Film Studies. Her research interests include the depiction of murder in art, film and television, and the depiction of women in nineteenth-century British art.
Reviews for Jack the Ripper in Film and Culture
“It is an academic examination of the films about Jack the Ripper. … it’s quite a good book and in places it’s though-provoking. … it’s an interesting look at elements of Jack movies that you probably won’t have noticed.” (Ripperologist, Issue 6, June, 2016)