Consuming catastrophe : mass culture in America's decade of disaster /

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"Horrified, saddened, and angered: That was the American people's reaction to the 9/11 attacks, Hurricane Katrina, the Virginia Tech shootings, and the 2008 financial crisis. Timothy Recuber presents a unique and provocative look at how these four very different disasters took a similar pa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Recuber, Timothy, 1978- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2016.
Temas:
2000-2099
Disasters > Press coverage > United States.
Disasters > Social aspects > United States.
Mass media and culture > United States.
Mass media > Social aspects > United States.
Catastrophes > Couverture de presse > États-Unis.
Catastrophes > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Médias et culture > États-Unis.
Médias > Aspect social > États-Unis.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Journalism.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Civilization
Disasters > Press coverage
Disasters > Social aspects
Mass media and culture
Mass media > Social aspects
Bevölkerung
Medienkultur
Katastrophe.
United States > Civilization > 21st century.
États-Unis > Civilisation > 21e siècle.
United States
USA
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments; Introduction: A Decade of Disaster; 1. A History of Catastrophe: Media, Mass Culture, and Authenticity; 2. The Limits of Empathy: Hurricane Katrina and the Virginia Tech Shootings; 3. The Authenticity of Fear: September 11 and the Financial Crisis; 4. Memory as Therapy: September 11, Hurricane Katrina, and Online Commemoration; Conclusion: The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Disasters Still to Come; References; Index.

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