Degree
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Communication Studies
Document Type
Dissertation
Abstract
My Favorite Murder as Discursive Performance uses performance-centered discourse analysis to explore the major narratives informing the popular true crime comedy podcast, My Favorite Murder (MFM). Hosts, Karen and Georgia draw from podcast, comedy, true crime, feminist, and mental health discourse to create a unique discursive space where “murderinos” (fans of the podcast) express and explore aspects of their own life experiences. I explore the performative strategies MFM uses and the effects of those choices, drawing on some of my own experiences as a murderino. Ultimately I argue that a performance lens reveals some of the imperfect but powerful ways that MFM resists dominant performative discourses.
Date
2-24-2022
Recommended Citation
Dawson, Taylor, "My Favorite Murder as Discursive Performance" (2022). LSU Doctoral Dissertations. 5756.
https://repository.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/5756
Committee Chair
Terry, David
DOI
10.31390/gradschool_dissertations.5756