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Newsworld /
News is "one of the few things that connects us as a nation" observes the protagonist in the title story of Newsworld, a new collection by Todd James Pierce that explores America's obsession with news and entertainment culture. The characters in "Newsworld" seek to design re...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Pittsburgh :
University of Pittsburgh Press,
©2006.
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| Colección: | Pitt Drue Heinz Lit Prize.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | News is "one of the few things that connects us as a nation" observes the protagonist in the title story of Newsworld, a new collection by Todd James Pierce that explores America's obsession with news and entertainment culture. The characters in "Newsworld" seek to design realistic theme park attractions, such "OJ's Bronco: The Ride" and "Siege at Waco," that allow park guests to experience the complexities of contemporary news events for themselves. In the story "Columbine: The Musical," high school students stage a musical written as a means of discussing school violence, while their vice p. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (201 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780822991144 0822991144 |