Contributions

  • Bochner, Sally - Contributor
  • Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - Contributor
  • Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) - Contributor
  • National Film Board of Canada - Contributor

Publication

2004 - Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Princeton, NJ, New Jersey

Language

English

Word Count

12,500 words, Guess

Page Count

50 pages

Physical Format

Video Recording

Identifiers

Classifications

  • DDC364.1523
  • LCCHV6515 .M36 2004

Alternate Titles

  • Anthropology of murder

Description

Anthropologist Elliot Leyton takes us through the underbelly of humanity, in search of "the landscape of murder", from lovers' quarrels and drunken fights to coldly calculated mass killings. A Jack-the-Ripper tour of London takes us to convicted killers on death row. We also visit a stretch of Nevada desert notorious as a dumping ground for murder victims. Discusses motives for killing and why some developed countries, notably the U.S., are more prone to murder than others.

Description

In this documentary, anthropologist Elliott Leyton examines how cultural and political forces influence and are influenced by the human capacity to kill in contrasting studies of Canada, the United States and England.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • CJA 448 (NU course)

Other Editions

  • The man who studies murderVideo RecordingFilms for the Humanities & Sciences2004

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