Impact of Historical Context on Personal Identity

Serial killing was a common phenomenon in medieval societies due to mass media and rationality.

Biological predispositions of serial killers are not influenced by historical context.

Mass media plays a role in fostering a culture of celebrity.

The context during historical periods does not impact personal identities and subjectivities according to the text.

Serial killers were identified as one of the main 'modern phenomena' discussed in the text.

The text suggests that the media representation of serial killers is not connected to consumer culture.

Celebrity culture in modernity promises to liberate people from powerless anonymity.

Before the term 'serial killer' was used, police referred to it as 'stranger killing'.

Serial killers in modern culture have a strong foundation in received moral principles.

Richard Ramirez referred to himself as beyond good and evil, dwelling in all of us.

Serial killers in modernity are presented with different opportunities to kill due to gender differences.

The rational, masculine subject is considered a figure of weakness and lack of control within modernity.

Serial killers were understood to be a recent phenomenon in the 1980s.

The FBI offers potential reasons for crime in the US in the TV show 'MIND-HUNTER'.

Haggerty emphasizes the importance of asking the right questions about serial killing.

The concept of historical ontology is not relevant to understanding serial killing.

Identity and subjectivity play no role in how individuals perceive themselves in relation to serial killing.

Serial killing is not related to modernity according to Haggerty.