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Jack the Ripper in Film and Culture

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  1. Clare Smith

    1. University of South Wales, UK, United Kingdom

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Part of the book series: Crime Files (CF)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Clare Smith
    Pages 1-10

  3. Historical and Cultural Context

    • Clare Smith
    Pages 11-24

  4. Psychoanalysis and the Whitechapel Murders on Film

    • Clare Smith
    Pages 25-46

  5. Feminist Film Theory

    • Clare Smith
    Pages 47-56

  6. Jack the Ripper

    • Clare Smith
    Pages 57-117

  7. The Detective

    • Clare Smith
    Pages 119-143

  8. The Victims

    • Clare Smith
    Pages 145-164

  9. Whitechapel

    • Clare Smith
    Pages 165-189

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 191-211
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About this book

In 1888 the name Jack the Ripper entered public consciousness with the brutal murders of women in the East End of London. The murderer was never caught, yet film and television depicts a killer with a recognisable costume, motive and persona. This book examines the origins of the screen presentation of the four key elements associated with the murders – Jack the Ripper, the victims, the detective and Whitechapel. Nineteenth-century history, art and literature, psychoanalytical theories of Freud and Jung and feminist film theory are all used to deconstruct the representation of Jack the Ripper on screen. 

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“It is an academic examination of the films about Jack the Ripper. … it’s quite a good book and in places it’s though-provoking. … it’s an interesting look at elements of Jack movies that you probably won’t have noticed.” (Ripperologist, Issue 6, June, 2016)

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of South Wales, UK, United Kingdom

    Clare Smith

About the author

Clare Smith is the Collection Manager for the Art Collection at Amgueddfa Cymru –National Museum Wales, UK. She has an academic background in history of art and a PhD in Film Studies. Her research interests include the depiction of murder in art, film and television, and the depiction of women in nineteenth-century British art. 

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