Car crash culture
By: edited by Mikita Brottman
Contributors: Brottman, Mikita, 1966-
Edition: 1st Palgrave ed
Publisher: Palgrave
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 356
Subjects: Traffic accidents -- Social aspects -- History; Automobiles -- Social aspects -- History; Celebrities -- Death -- History
Description: "A morbidly fascinating and articulate collection of essays, this book explores the grim underside of America's cult of the automobile and the disturbing, frequently conspiratorial, speculations that arise whenever the car becomes the cause or the site of human death. Through analysis of fatal celebrity car accidents and other examples of death by automobile, as well as through personal memoir and forensic reports, cultural critics ponder our very human fascination with the car crash. Topics include the roles and experiences of passengers and bystanders, car crash conspiracy theories, the automobile as a site of murder, studies of car crash cinema, and psychological interpretations of the notion of the 'accident.' The book features original essays by such underground icons as Kenneth Anger and Adam Parfrey."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index