ISBN:
1572736941
,
157273695X
,
9781572736948
,
9781572736955
Language:
English
Pages:
VIII, 488 S.
,
Ill
,
23 cm
Series Statement:
The Hampton Press communication series
Series Statement:
Mass communications and journalism
DDC:
302.2308
Keywords:
Heroes in mass media
;
Heroes
;
Civilization, Modern 21st century
;
Heroes in mass media
;
Heroes
;
Civilization, Modern 21st century
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Massenmedien
;
Held
Abstract:
The global communication environment of heroes / Susan Drucker & Gary Gumpert -- Heroes and/as communication / Lance Strate -- Global identification with celebrity heroes / William J. Brown & Benson P. Fraser -- U.S. and European heroism compared / John Dean -- From distant heroes to intimate friends / Joshua Meyrowitz -- The wrinkle theory / Gary Gumpert -- The two faces of Osama bin Laden / Mahmoud Eid -- Female heroes at ground zero / Valerie Smith -- Heroes in a global world / Susan Duffy -- A return of the real? / Cheryl Harris & Alison Alexander -- Defining the heroic in a context of Arab-Islamic values / Susan Swan & Timothy Walters -- Orality versus monotheism or media versus narratives / Eva Berger -- Menachem Begin / Sondra M. Rubenstein & Adam Ehrlich -- Hero or villain, but always a celebrity / Maria Way -- Gods in all things / Todd Holden -- Shrek as a test of the universality of the hero's quest / Steven C. Combs -- The mediated sports hero / Susan J. Drucker -- From hero to celebrity / Philip Drake -- Celebrity law / Susan Drucker
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0804/2007025682.html
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