Violence in Popular Culture

American and Global Perspectives
Herausgeber: Finley, Laura

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A comprehensive resource, this book reviews current and historical examples of violence in film, television, radio, music, music videos, video games, and novels. Despite decades of attention and various attempts to enact legislation that limits violence in American popular culture, it remains ubiquitous across films, television, radio, music, music videos, video games, and popular fiction. Studies have shown that programs marketed to children are often remarkably violent and that viewing or otherwise consuming such violence has numerous negative effects on children's psychological health. This book sheds light on the scholarship related to violence in popular culture and compares historical and current examples, analyzing popular shows such as Game of Thrones, video games such as Mortal Kombat, young adult fiction including the trilogy The Hunger Games, and more. Not only does Violence in American Popular Culture provide a comprehensive review of the research about the effects of violence in media, but it also offers detailed assessments of violent content in various expressions of popular culture. In addition, it invites readers to compare violence in American popular culture with that globally via entries on violence in popular culture outside the United States. An appendix of additional resources and primary sources gives readers further tools for deepening their understanding of this complex and controversial issue.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Greenwood
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 845g
• ISBN-13: 9781440854323
• ISBN-10: 1440854327
• Artikelnr.: 53692839

Autorenporträt

Laura L. Finley, PhD, is Associate Professor of Sociology & Criminology at Barry University in Miami Shores, Florida.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Acknowledgments and Dedication Introduction: Violence in American
Popular Culture Chronology: Violence in American Popular Culture 1.
Violence in Radio Introduction Bubba the Love Sponge Coast to Coast AM
Cumia, Anthony Edwards, James Limbaugh, Rush Opie & Anthony Show, The
Serial Stern, Howard This American Life "War of the Worlds" 2. Violence in
Film Introduction Alien Franchise Arab Media Blaxploitation Films Bollywood
Bonnie and Clyde Coen Brothers Films Cop Films Disney Films Dystopian Young
Adult Literature and Film Fight Club Gang Films Global Censorship Harry
Potter Books and Film Series Hitchcock, Alfred Holocaust Films Islam,
Depictions of Italian Films Japanese Films Jaws Kubrick, Stanley Lee, Spike
Mad Max Films Mafia Films Natural Born Killers Nollywood North Korean Films
Rambo Films Rape Films Russian Popular Culture Silent Films Slasher Films
Star Wars Franchise Superhero Films Tarantino, Quentin Twilight Saga, The
War Films Western Films Zombie Films 3. Violence in Television Introduction
American Horror Story Anime Breaking Bad British Television Buffy the
Vampire Slayer Charlie's Angels China Beach Dexter Dukes of Hazzard Family
Guy Game of Thrones Hill Street Blues Law & Order Lonesome Dove M*A*S*H
Mad Men Mexican Wrestling Miami Vice Murder, She Wrote Professional
Wrestling Ren & Stimpy Show, The Soccer/Football Hooligans Sopranos, The
South Park Spanish-Language Television Sports on Television Star Trek 21
Jump Street Walking Dead, The X-Files, The 4. Music and Violence
Introduction African Gangsta Rap Blues Music Broadway Musicals Classic Rock
Country Music Dancehall Music Folk Music Gangsta Rap German Punk Music Goth
and Industrial Music Hair Metal Heavy Metal Hip-Hop Indian and Pakistani
Pop Music Jamaican Reggae Music Latin American MCs Murder Ballads Music
Videos Narcocorridos National Anthem, The Protest Music Worldwide Protest
Songs Punk Music South Korean K-Pop 5. Violence in Literature Introduction
Ancient Greek Literature and Culture Brave New World Call of the Wild, The
Catch-22 Crucible, The Fahrenheit 451 Faulkner, William King, Stephen Lord
of the Flies Mexican Crime Novels Morrison, Toni Native American Literature
Native Son 1984 Poe, Edgar Allan Scandinavian Crime Novels Shakespeare,
William Steinbeck, John Their Eyes Were Watching God Things Fall Apart To
Kill a Mockingbird Uncle Tom's Cabin Vonnegut, Kurt Walker, Alice 6.
Violence in Video Games Introduction Call of Duty Diablo Doom Fallout
Final Fantasy Global Video Games Grand Theft Auto Half-Life Legend of
Zelda, The Minecraft Portal Quake Super Mario Bros. Tomb Raider World of
Warcraft Recommended Resources About the Editor and Contributors Index