Dr Sara Knox on murder, serial killers, pet death, inequality in death and dying, violence and representation and writing novels

The Death Studies Podcast

What's the episode about?

In this episode, hear Sara Knox discuss murder, serial killers, pet death, inequality in death and dying, violence and representation and writing novels.

Who is Sara?

Dr Sara Knox is Associate Professor in the Writing and Society Research Group and the School of Humanities and Languages at the University of Western Sydney.

She is the author of Murder: a Tale of Modern American Life (Duke University Press, 1998) and other notable works on violence and representation. Her most recent publications include work on Hilary Mantel, including a study of the moral geography of violence in Mantel's novels, and the regeneration of the historical novel as literary genre.

Her novel The Orphan Gunner (Giramondo, 2007) won the 2009 Asher Literary Prize and was short-listed for the Commonwealth Writer’s Prize and the Age Book of the Year.

How do I cite the episode in my research and reading lists?

To cite this episode, you can use the following citation:

Knox, S. (2022) Interview on The Death Studies Podcast hosted by Michael-Fox, B. and Visser, R. Published 1 August 2022. Available at: www.thedeathstudiespodcast.com, DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20393631

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