Abstract
This article draws on data from 18 semi-structured interviews with women which explore their relations with true crime television. Complicating popular and academic arguments that such relations operate pedagogically (that true crime offers a form of ‘safety advice’ for women), the data attests to the participants’ reflexive negotiation of ethics as a frame through which viewing investments are presented, regulated and articulated. Both contributing to and questioning feminist work which has explored the potential ‘reimagining’ of true crime within a post #Metoo context, the data offers insight into how these female viewers negotiate what they see as ‘ethical viewing’ of the genre and its relationship with questions of ‘witnessing’ and responsibility.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 26-53 |
| Number of pages | 28 |
| Journal | Critical Studies in Television |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 12 Dec 2024 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2025 |
Keywords
- True crime
- ethics
- female audiences
- gender
- victim
