Topic of the paper:
Synthesize and theorize the ways in which serial killers have been immortalized and celebrated in literature and in current popular forms.
Instructor Learning Outcomes:
1. Identify, discuss and critique the representations of serial killers as heroes, celebrities, and icons in modern media forms. Explain the characteristics of the media forms, genres, and methods for each subject.
2. Describe and analyze the popular culture forms that encourage audience identification or participation through violence or vicarious experience.
3. Evaluate multiple perspectives, modes of inquiry and expression, and processes for decision-making in the disciplines.
This course is a course on the phenomena of serial killers as heroes in media.
