Violence and the media /

Carter, Cynthia, 1959-

Violence and the media / Cynthia Carter and C. Kay Weaver. - xiii, 206 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Issues in cultural and media studies . - Issues in cultural and media studies. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Violence and the Media -- Grim News -- Fears of Film -- Television's Crimes and Misdemeanours -- Pornofury -- Advertising Body Parts -- The Dark Side of Cyberspace -- Cybersurveillance -- Conclusion: The Future of Media Violence Research. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

"The book offers a compelling argument that the daily repetition of media violence helps to normalize and legitimize the acts being portrayed. Most crucially, the influence of media violence needs to be understood in relation to the structural inequalities of everyday life. Using a wide range of examples of media violence primarily drawn from the American and British media to illustrate these points, Violence and the Media is a distinctive and revealing exploration of one of the most important and controversial subjects in cultural and media studies today."--Back cover.

0335205062 (hbk.) 0335205054 (pbk.)

2002030373


Violence in mass media

P96.V5 / C37 2003

303.6

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