ISBN:
9781780529196
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (XXX, 353 p)
Edition:
1. ed.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2013 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Studies in media and communications v. 7
Series Statement:
Studies in media and communications
Parallel Title:
Print version School Shootings
DDC:
302.23
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
This book analyses the global (media) cultural phenomenon of school shootings in the context of mediatization in contemporary social and cultural life. It explores shootings from different, interconnected perspectives with a focus on the theoretical aspect, the practices of mediatization and an examination of the audiences, victims and witnesses
Description / Table of Contents:
FRONT COVER; SCHOOL SHOOTINGS: MEDIATIZED VIOLENCE IN A GLOBAL AGE; COPYRIGHT PAGE; CONTENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION: SCHOOL SHOOTINGS AS MEDIATIZED VIOLENCE; MEDIATIZATION AS A CONCEPTUAL BASIS FOR THE VOLUME; ORGANIZATION OF THE VOLUME; REFERENCES; SECTION 1: FRAMING THE EVENT: SOCIETAL AND (MEDIA)CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES; CHAPTER 1 SCHOOL SHOOTINGS AND CULTIVATION ANALYSIS: ON CONFRONTATIONAL MEDIA RHETORIC AND THE HISTORY OF RESEARCH ON THE POLITICS OF MEDIA VIOLENCE; INTRODUCTION; SCHOOL SHOOTINGS AND MEDIA FRAMING; CULTIVATION ANALYSIS AND THE MEANING OF MEDIA VIOLENCE
Description / Table of Contents:
CULTIVATION ANALYSIS AND RITUAL THEORYMEDIA VIOLENCE AND GENDER; FUTURE DIRECTIONS: A CULTIVATION PERSPECTIVE ON SCHOOL SHOOTINGS AS MEDIA PRACTICES; CONCLUSION; NOTE; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 2 MEDIA DYNAMICS IN SCHOOL SHOOTINGS: A SOCIALIZATION THEORY PERSPECTIVE; INTRODUCTION; SCHOOL SHOOTERS IN MEDIA VIOLENCE RESEARCH; THE METATHEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; MEDIA AND THE INDIVIDUAL LEVEL: ON THE SUBJECTIVE FUNCTIONALITY OF MEDIA CONSUMPTION AND RAMPAGE; MEDIA AND THE SOCIO-CULTURAL LEVEL: MEDIA RECEPTION AND VIOLENT ACT IN THE LIGHT OF SOCIETAL STRUCTURES
Description / Table of Contents:
MEDIA AND THE INTERPERSONAL LEVEL: IDENTIFICATION PROCESSES AND SCHOOL SHOOTINGSCONCLUDING REMARKS; NOTES; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 3 A FUTILE GAME: ON THE PREVALENCE AND CAUSES OF MISGUIDED SPECULATION ABOUT THE ROLE OF VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES IN MASS SCHOOL SHOOTINGS; AN OVERVIEW OF RECENT MASS SCHOOL SHOOTINGS; ADOLESCENT/YOUNG ADULT VERSUS OLDER ADULT PERPETRATORS; RESEARCH ON VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES AND AGGRESSION; RESEARCH ON VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES AND VIOLENT CRIME; POSSIBLE REASONS FOR INCORRECT BELIEFS ABOUT A LINK BETWEEN VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES AND MASS SCHOOL SHOOTINGS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES
Description / Table of Contents:
CHAPTER 4 MEDIA CONSUMPTION IN GERMAN SCHOOL SHOOTERSTHEORETICAL BACKGROUND; METHODS; RESULTS; DISCUSSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 5 MAKING HEADLINES: A QUARTER CENTURY OF THE MEDIA'S CHARACTERIZATION OF CANADIAN SCHOOL SHOOTINGS; FRAME ANALYSIS OF SCHOOL SHOOTINGS; METHODOLOGY; FINDINGS; DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION; NOTES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; APPENDIX; SECTION 2: COVERING THE EVENTS: PERSPECTIVES OF AND FOR JOURNALISTIC PRACTICE; CHAPTER 6 ANALYZING VISUAL MEDIA COVERAGE OF AMOK SCHOOL SHOOTINGS - A NOVEL ICONOGRAPHIC APPROACH; INTRODUCTION; WHY VISUALS MATTER; WHY CONTEXTS MATTER
Description / Table of Contents:
OVERVIEW OF PREVIOUS AMOK-RELATED RESEARCHPATTERNS OF AMOK VISUAL NEWS COVERAGE: A TENTATIVE TYPOLOGY; RESULTS; DISCUSSION; NOTES; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 7 U.S. AND FINNISH JOURNALISTS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND EMOTIONAL REACTIONS TO SCHOOL SHOOTINGS; INTRODUCTION; THEORETICAL-CONCEPTUAL GROUNDS; METHODOLOGY; FINDINGS; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 8 VITAL EXPLANATIONS OR HARMFUL GOSSIP? FINNISH JOURNALISTS' REFLECTIONS ON REPORTING THE INTERPRETATIONS OF TWO SCHOOL SHOOTINGS; INTRODUCTION; PROFESSIONAL IDEOLOGY AND VALUES OF JOURNALISM IN FINLAND
Description / Table of Contents:
SCHOOL SHOOTINGS: THE ERA OF AMBIGUITY IN PRACTICE
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