Steven Cohan's study of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation unpacks the show's focus on forensic technology; its sophisticated visual style; its fascination with subcultures; its relationship with both 'Old' and 'New' Vegas, and the performance of its lead actors, notably William Petersen as Gil Grissom.

STEVEN COHAN is Professor of English at Syracuse University. He is the author of a number of books including Incongruous Entertainment: Camp, Cultural Value and the MGM Musical (2005) and Masked Men: Masculinity and the Movies in the Fifties (1997).