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Performing Arts History & Criticism

Mythologies of Violence in Postmodern Media

contributions by Christopher Sharrett, William Luhr, Frank P. Tomasulo, Tony Williams, Barry Keith Grant, Mark Gallagher, Martin Rubin, Annalee Newitz, Mark Pizzato, Philip L. Simpson, Jane Caputi, Elayne Rapping, Susan Crutchfield, Ken Morrison, Ilsa J. Bick, Lianne McLarty, Julian Stringer & Jane Smith

Publisher
Wayne State University Press
Initial publish date
Sep 1999
Category
History & Criticism, Violence in Society
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780814327425
    Publish Date
    Sep 1999
    List Price
    $42.95

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Violence has been a topic of continued concern within American culture and society. Although there have been numerous sociological and historical studies of violence and its origins, there is relatively little systematic analysis of violence within media representation, even as this issue becomes preeminent within public discourse. This anthology examines a number of issues related to violence within the media landscape, using various methodologies to suggest the implications of the increasing obsession with violence for postmodern civilization.

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Barry Keith Grant is a professor of film studies and popular culture at Brock University. He is the author or editor of twenty books, including 100 Documentary Films (with Jim Hillier, 2009), Auteurs and Authorship: A Film Reader (2007), Film Genre: Film Iconography to Ideology (2007), Film Genre Reader (2003) and The Dread of Difference: Gender and the Horror Film (1996), and his work has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies. He edits the Contemporary Approaches to Film and Television series for Wayne State University Press and the New Approaches to Film Genre series for Wiley Blackwell.

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Ken Morrison is a writer, researcher and educator living in Montréal. Until recently, he was the coordinator for National Prevention and Education Programming for the Canadian AIDS Society.

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Editorial Reviews

"A stunning collection! From the Hong Kong action cinema to the trial of Jeffrey Dahmer, the contributors explore the most familiar and the most far-flung sites of violence and its representations. They also make original and often brilliant use of the many theoretical traditions that make sense of these phenomena. Highly recommended for graduate students and advanced undergraduates."?Krin Gabbard, SUNY, Stony Brook

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