Why we watch : the attractions of violent entertainment /
This collection of essays examines the many facets of violence in contemporary American culture, ranging across literature, film, philosophy, photojournalism and other media. It offers a consideration of why we are drawn to depictions of violence and why there is a market for violent entertainment.
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Online Access: | Electronic book from EBSCO |
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
Published: | New York : Oxford University Press, 1998. |
Series: | OUP E-Books.
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Table of Contents:
- The appeal of violent sports / Allen Guttmann
- Death takes a holiday, sort of / Vicki Goldberg
- Immortal Kombat: war toys and violent video games / Jeffrey Goldstein
- "Violent delights" in children's literature / Maria Tatar
- Children's attraction to violent television programming / Joanne Cantor
- "A test for the individual viewer": Bonnie and Clyde's violent reception / J. Hoberman
- When screen violence is not attractive / Clark McCauley
- The presence of violence in religion / Maurice Bloch
- The psychology of the appeal of portrayals of violence / Dolf Zillmann
- Why we watch / Jeffrey Goldstein.