Compelling Confessions: The Politics of Personal Disclosure is a collection of essays whose shared purpose is to offer an accessible interdisciplinary exploration of the social dynamics behind confessional discourse. As various contributors to this collection demonstrate, confession is ubiquitous in contemporary culture, not only within psychological or therapeutic frameworks or literary analysis, but also in internet discussion groups, in the criminal justice system, in political rhetoric...

Over the last half of the twentieth century, television has become the predominant medium through which the public accesses information about the world. Through the news, situation comedies, police dramas, and commercials, we learn about the world around us, and our role within it. These genres, narratives, and cultural forms are not simply entertainment, but powerful socializing agents that show the world as we might never see it in real life. How Television Shapes Our Worldview brings to...

Watson vertritt für zwei Wochen einen befreundeten Landarzt in dessen Praxis und ist daher bei der Familie des Verreisten eingezogen. Die Gattin seines Freundes hat zudem gerade ihre Schwägerin nebst deren sechsjährigem Sohn Nick, sowie Lucy, die angeheiratete Nichte der Schwägerin, bei sich zu Gast. Als der kleine Junge spurlos verschwindet, hat Lucy kein Alibi, dafür aber Blutflecken an ihrem Kleid und leider ein sehr gutes Motiv dafür, das Kind beiseite geschafft zu haben. Watson zögert...