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No longer does the hero figure stand as a paragon of virtue and adversary of vice; nor does the criminal figure stand as the quintessential specter of social delinquency. These blurred identity constructs must be considered in tandem with the factors contributing to their development. Utilizing the spectacle of the Martha Stewart insider-trading scandal and her subsequent reinvention allows an examination of the power of the media. The fraught but seemingly symbiotic relationship consumers have with their media and the public perceptions that arise from such a relationship is examined prompting the question of who is really controlling who?
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James, R.J., Lane, K.E. (2020). “Blurred Lines:” Reflections of the Criminal Hero Figure. In: James, R., Lane, K. (eds) Criminals as Heroes in Popular Culture. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39585-8_9
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