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Global Media Apocalypse: Pleasure, Violence and the Cultural Imaginings of Doom
Jeff Lewis
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Description for Global Media Apocalypse: Pleasure, Violence and the Cultural Imaginings of Doom
Hardcover. The modern world seems trapped between fantasies of infinite pleasure and the prospects of total global catastrophe. Global Media Apocalypse explores these contrary imaginings through an evolving cultural ecology of violence. Articulated through the global media, these apocalyptic fantasies express a profoundly human condition of crisis. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412.
The modern world seems trapped between fantasies of infinite pleasure and the prospects of total global catastrophe. Global Media Apocalypse explores these contrary imaginings through an evolving cultural ecology of violence. Articulated through the global media, these apocalyptic fantasies express a profoundly human condition of crisis.
The modern world seems trapped between fantasies of infinite pleasure and the prospects of total global catastrophe. Global Media Apocalypse explores these contrary imaginings through an evolving cultural ecology of violence. Articulated through the global media, these apocalyptic fantasies express a profoundly human condition of crisis.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
411g
Number of Pages
228
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137005441
SKU
V9781137005441
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Jeff Lewis
Jeff Lewis (PhD) is Professorial Research Fellow in the School of Media and Communication, RMIT University, Australia. He is an internationally recognised researcher, author and scholar in media and cultural studies.
Reviews for Global Media Apocalypse: Pleasure, Violence and the Cultural Imaginings of Doom
'A visionary analysis of contemporary global conditions. . . . Essential reading for anyone interested in media, culture and the future of the planet.' - Dr Kristy Best, Murdoch University, Australia