Fatal fascinations : cultural manifestations of crime and violence /

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What is crime? What constitutes violence? What is it permissible to talk about or describe in cultural depictions of crime and violence? What is the impact of portraying crime and violence on an audience? How are crime and violence presented to make them culturally acceptable for educational or ente...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Bray, S. (Suzanne) (Editor ), Préher, Gérald (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013.
Temas:
Crime in literature.
Violence in literature.
Criminalité dans la littérature.
Violence dans la littérature.
Violence in society.
Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers.
Films, cinema.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Crime in literature
Violence in literature
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:What is crime? What constitutes violence? What is it permissible to talk about or describe in cultural depictions of crime and violence? What is the impact of portraying crime and violence on an audience? How are crime and violence presented to make them culturally acceptable for educational or entertainment purposes? This book examines representations of violence and crime both historically and in relation to contemporary culture across a wide range of media, including fiction, film, art ...
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 215 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781443864107
1443864102

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