Narrativas del crimen en los documentales de no ficción: éxito del true crime en las plataformas VOD

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Lorena R. Romero Domínguez

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El presente trabajo analiza la evolución del documental de no ficción true crime. Realizamos un acercamiento teórico al género hasta llegar, en la actualidad, a su consolidación como producto de entretenimiento en las plataformas de vídeo bajo demanda (VOD). A través de una revisión bibliográfica y ejemplos de documentales trataremos de descubrir las principales modificaciones experimentadas en el entorno de las plataformas de streaming. Analizaremos, asimismo, si estos cambios se contemplan como una estrategia para marcar distancias con los productos sensacionalistas asociados a los crime realitites de los 80 y 90 en la televisión tradicional.

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Lorena R. Romero Domínguez, Universidad de Sevilla

Doctora en Periodismo por la Universidad de Sevilla y miembro del Grupo de Investigación Medios, Políticas de comunicación y democracia en Europa (@democmedia). Ha sido profesora invitada en Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut Humboldt Universität, Literaturwissenschaftliche Sektion und Medienwissenschaft Konstanz Universität, Johannes- Gutenberg Mainz Universität, Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies y Ostfalia Hoschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. Evaluadora de la Agencia Nacional de Prospectiva y Evaluación (Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación), Vicedecana de Relaciones Internacionales (2014-2018) y Vicedecana de Calidad, Investigación e Innovación (desde 2018) en la Facultad de Comunicación de la Universidad de Sevilla.

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