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The domination of fear /
The tropes of fear, horror and terror have come to play a dominant role the analysis of contemporary social life. The predominance of fear, as the frame through which we narrativize experience, can be perceived readily echoing across various fields from theoretical research, to the mass media, to th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; New York :
Editions Rodopi,
2010.
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| Colección: | At the interface/probing the boundaries.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The tropes of fear, horror and terror have come to play a dominant role the analysis of contemporary social life. The predominance of fear, as the frame through which we narrativize experience, can be perceived readily echoing across various fields from theoretical research, to the mass media, to the quotidian. Despite the commonly held view that fear is a primitive and universal affect, its definition, potential value, and perceived effects vary wildly in each instance. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 214 pages). |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9789042030855 9042030852 9789042030848 9042030844 |