ISBN:
0226380068
,
0226380076
Language:
English
Pages:
XVI, 341 S.
DDC:
302.23/0973
Keywords:
Angst
;
Beeldvorming
;
Collectief gedrag
;
Gothic Revival (letterkunde)
;
Massamedia
;
Monsters
;
Populaire cultuur
;
Sociale moraal
;
Verbeelding
;
Darstellung
;
Massenmedien
;
Medien
;
Mass media
;
Monsters in mass media
;
Popular culture
;
Massenmedien
;
Ungeheuer
;
Horror
;
USA
;
USA
;
USA
;
Massenmedien
;
Ungeheuer
;
USA
;
Massenmedien
;
Horror
Abstract:
"Anyone who reads the papers or watches the evening news is all too familiar with how variations of the word monster are used to describe unthinkable acts of violence. Jeffrey Dahmer, Timothy McVeigh, and O. J. Simpson were all monsters if we believe the mass media. Even Bill Clinton was labeled a "monster" during his impeachment scandal. But why is so much energy devoted in our culture to the making of monsters? Why are Americans so transfixed by transgression? What is at stake when the exclamatory gestures of horror films pass for descriptive arguments in courtrooms, ethical speech in political commentary, or the bedrock of mainstream journalism?" "At Stake is an analysis of popular culture, a critique of a secularized religious discourse, as well as a plea for cleaning up the ethics of public speech. Edward J. Ingebretsen explores the social construction of monstrousness in public discourse, examining the uses of transgression and deviancy in tabloids, mainstream press, television, magazines, sermons, speeches, and popular fiction."--BOOK JACKET.
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/uchi051/2001001078.html
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http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/uchi051/2001001078.html
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/uchi051/2001001078.html
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