The Myth of Media Violence: A Critical Introduction
David Trend
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Description for The Myth of Media Violence: A Critical Introduction
Paperback. * Offers a fascinating introduction to the public debate over media violence. * Looks at the chronology of contemporary media violence, and explores reservations over communications medias throughout history. * Examines the forces behind the encouraged anxieties about media violence. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 232.
The Myth of Media Violence: A Critical Introduction assesses the current and historical debates over violence in film, television, and video games; extends the conversation beyond simple condemnation or support; and addresses a diverse range of issues and influences.
The Myth of Media Violence: A Critical Introduction assesses the current and historical debates over violence in film, television, and video games; extends the conversation beyond simple condemnation or support; and addresses a diverse range of issues and influences.
- Looks at the chronology of contemporary media violence, and explores reservations over communications medias throughout history.
- Examines the forces behind the encouraged anxieties about media violence.
- Uses examples drawn from a range of media, including disaster and horror movies, science fiction, film tie-in toys, crime shows, MTV, news, sports, and children’s television programming, books and ... Read more
- Includes a closing chapter about why media violence exists as it does in our culture, and what we can do about it.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
Number of Pages
146
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405133852
SKU
V9781405133852
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About David Trend
David Trend is Professor of Studio Art at the University of California, Irvine. He is the author or editor of a number of books, including Radical Democracy: Identity, Citizenship and the State (1995) and Reading Digital Culture (Blackwell, 2001).
Reviews for The Myth of Media Violence: A Critical Introduction
“Trend does a nice job examining the historical discussions of media violence and how research has become inseparable…written well and is a pleasure to read.” PsycCritiques