Episode 2: Ted Bundy Tapes: Who’s fault is it anyway?

In the second episode, Stella takes a long hard look at Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes, exploring the documentary form, the title credits, and a brilliant article from Bryann McCann. 

 

Sources:

Aufderheide, P. (2007). Documentary Film: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press

Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes (Netflix, Berlinger, 2019). 

Gaynor, S.M. (2022). ‘Better the Devil You Know: Nostalgia for the Captured Killer in Netflix’s Conversations With a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes,’ in Robinson, B. A, B., & Daigle, C. (eds). Serial Killers in Contemporary Television: Familiar Monsters in Post-9/11 Culture. Routledge, pp. 135-153

McCann, B. J. (2021). 'Duplicity and the Depraved Uncanny in Mediations of Ted Bundy.' Women's Studies in Communication. Vol 44(3), pp. 340-359

Murley, J. (2009). The Rise of True Crime: 20th Century Murder and American Popular Culture. Praeger Publishers.

Simpson, P. (2003). 'America's Scariest Home Videos: Serial Killers and Reality Television,' PostScript 22, vol2, 103

Smith, V. L. (2011). 'Our Serial Killers, Our Superheroes, and Ourselves: Showtime's Dexter,' Quarterly Review of Film and Video, vol 28(5), pp. 390-400

Watson, T. J. (2013). 'Rethinking History Through Documentary: Paradise Lost and the Documented Case of "The West Memphis Three,"' in Mee, L. &. Walker, J. (Eds). Cinema, Television & History. Cambridge Scholars Publishers. 

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