Welcome to our Digital Divas Podcast! In this episode, Eliza Brunsdon, Valeria Moretti, and Tusheeny Minguel (Shey) discuss the impact of true crime consumption on young women. We look at some statistics about true crime consumption across various forms of digital media (TV shows, movies, YouTube, social media, podcasts, books, radio) and then disuss what this fascination might tell us about gender, safety, and control. We can’t help but wonder as young women; what impact this constant consumption of true crime might be having on us…
Give it a listen! : https://video.leidenuniv.nl/media/t/1_5w7l9afj
Sources used for this podcast:
Cleveland Clinic. “Is Your Love of True Crime Impacting Your Mental Health?” Cleveland Clinic Health Library, July 9, 2021. https://health.clevelandclinic.org/psychological-effects-of-watching-crime-shows/.
Edison Research. True Crime Consumer Report Presentation. May 2024. Slide deck. https://www.edisonresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/True-Crime-Consumer-Report-Presentation.pdf.
Vicary, Amanda M., and R. Chris Fraley. “Captured by True Crime: Why Are Women Drawn to Tales of Rape, Murder, and Serial Killers?” Social Psychological and Personality Science 1, no. 1 (2010): 81–86. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550609355486.
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