Cassandra Dana
Biographic Data
| ID | 4607405 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cassandra Dana |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cassandra |
| FAMILY NAME | Dana |
| SIGNATURE | DANA C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Colorado System |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2154-6681 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Potential of Online True Crime
This article examines TikTokers’ criminal investigations through a case study of Gabby Petito. I argue that those investigating Petito’s case comprised a complex network that enabled Petito’s body to be found and discussions of inequitable and insufficient policing to flourish. I refer to active members of that network as participatory investigators. In the wake of the Petito case, some participatory investigators interpellated by postfeminism ex…
Femininity on trial
This article explores the treatment of criminally accused women and girls in 2000s crime documentaries. I argue that although the HBO documentaries I Love You, Now Die and Beware The Slenderman challenge established tropes associated with criminally accused women and girls, the documentaries do not disrupt patterns within patriarchy that penalize and vilify nontraditional embodiments of femininity. The 2000s brought a new era of representation fo…
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The Potential of Online True Crime
This article examines TikTokers’ criminal investigations through a case study of Gabby Petito. I argue that those investigating Petito’s case comprised a complex network that enabled Petito’s body to be found and discussions of inequitable and insufficient policing to flourish. I refer to active members of that network as participatory investigators. In the wake of the Petito case, some participatory investigators interpellated by postfeminism ex…
Femininity on trial
This article explores the treatment of criminally accused women and girls in 2000s crime documentaries. I argue that although the HBO documentaries I Love You, Now Die and Beware The Slenderman challenge established tropes associated with criminally accused women and girls, the documentaries do not disrupt patterns within patriarchy that penalize and vilify nontraditional embodiments of femininity. The 2000s brought a new era of representation fo…
Criminology (2 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Advertising (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Cinema and Media Studies (1 work) · Citizen journalism (1 work)