Collecting the dead: art, antique and 'aura' in personal collections of murderabilia.
Murderabilia (murder-memorabilia) has enjoyed increasing tabloid attention over the past two-decades. It follows a sustained appetite for the consumption or more 'mainstream' forms of crime and death-based culture, yet has not been explored in a dedicated academic study. Building on work in this jou...
| Publicado en: | Mortality Vol. 25; no. 3; pp. 332 - 348 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Aug2020
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