Description
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Presser has been a true pioneer in this relatively new subfield of criminology. ...
Inside Story not only constitutes an outstanding research effort but also offers resounding testimony to the value of interdisciplinarity in the study of narrative." * Diegesis *
"Presser aptly demonstrates the importance of thinking about violence as slow and structural as opposed to swift and interpersonal. Moreover, she successfully persuades readers to think of harm in unconventional ways and implores us to challenge complicity, complacency, and the benevolence of theory." * Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare *
"Lois Presser’s timely book highlights an overlooked aspect of criminological theory in investigating the role of narratives in the perpetration of 'mass harm.' . . . As the book breaks ground in narrative theory to criminology, it might provide theoretical inspiration to empirical work on the topic." * Social Forces *
Table of ContentsPreface
1. Introduction: Narratives and Narrative Impacts
2. The Cultural Grounds of Mass Harm
3. Emotion, Narrative, and Transcendence
4. The Invitational Edge of Underdog Stories
5. Becoming Criminal: A Hegemonic Story of Antisociality
6. Better Living in Story Worlds
Notes
References
Index
