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C-E-O, P-S-Y-C-H-O? Corporate Psychopaths in den Medien

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Erkennen wir ein Monster, wenn wir ihm gegenüberstehen? Aus einer kulturwissenschaftlichen Perspektive beschäftigt sich dieses Kapitel mit der mediatisierten Darstellung von Corporate Psychopaths in unterschiedlichen Kontexten – vom Hollywood der 1990er über international erfolgreiche Reality-Television-Formate bis zu online verbreiteten Memes – und der Frage, wie Corporate Psychopaths auch als Monster sichtbar werden.

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Kopitz, L. (2023). C-E-O, P-S-Y-C-H-O? Corporate Psychopaths in den Medien. In: Bergk, A., Frandrup, R., Morasch, C. (eds) Corporate Psychopathy. Springer Gabler, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-67885-5_3

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