Forensic fictions: Science, television production, and modern storytelling

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C :Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 92-102

  Kirby, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fiction; Forensic science; Media production; Narrative; Realism; Television

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIME; CRIMINAL LAW; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LEGAL ASPECT; LITERATURE; OFFENDER; SCIENCE; TELEVISION; UNCERTAINTY; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

COMMUNICATION; CRIME; CRIMINAL LAW; CRIMINALS; DRAMA; FORENSIC SCIENCES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NARRATION; SCIENCE; TELEVISION; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84875254603     PISSN: 13698486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2012.09.007     Document Type: Article

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