T S Kord: 2 books
Lovable Crooks and Loathsome Jews
Antisemitism in German and Austrian Crime Writing Before the World Wars
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2018
In the years leading up to the World Wars, Germany and Austria saw an unprecedented increase in the study and depiction of the criminal. Science, journalism and crime fiction were obsessed with delinquents while ignoring the social causes of crime. As criminologists measured criminals’ heads and...
Little Horrors
How Cinema's Evil Children Play on Our Guilt
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2016
Zombies, werewolves and chainsaw-wielding maniacs are tried-and-true staples of horror films. But none can match the visceral dread evoked by a child with an innocent face and a diabolical stare. Cinema’s evil children attack our cherished ideas of innocence and our innocent bystander status as...