Nation, identity and the fascination with forensic science in Sherlock Holmes and CSI

International Journal of Cultural Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 365-382

  Harrington, Ellen Burton ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Crime; CSI; Detective; Forensic science; Gender; Nation; Race; Sherlock Holmes; Television

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548162111     PISSN: 13678779     EISSN: 1460356X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367877907080149     Document Type: Article

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