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"In Going Viral, Dahlia Schweitzer probes outbreak narratives in film, television, and a variety of other media, putting them in conversation with rhetoric from government authorities and news organizations that have capitalized on public fears about our changing world. She identifies three dis...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schweitzer, Dahlia (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, 2018.
Temas:
Epidemics in mass media.
Apocalypse in mass media.
Mass media > Social aspects > United States.
Épidémies dans les médias.
Fin du monde dans les médias.
Médias > Aspect social > États-Unis.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > History & Criticism.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disease & Health Issues.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Media Studies.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
Apocalypse in mass media
Epidemics in mass media
Mass media > Social aspects
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"In Going Viral, Dahlia Schweitzer probes outbreak narratives in film, television, and a variety of other media, putting them in conversation with rhetoric from government authorities and news organizations that have capitalized on public fears about our changing world. She identifies three distinct types of outbreak narrative, each corresponding to a specific contemporary anxiety: globalization, terrorism, and the end of civilization. Schweitzer considers how these fears, stoked by both fictional outbreak narratives and official sources, have influenced the ways Americans relate to their neighbors, perceive foreigners, and regard social institutions"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813593180
0813593182
9780813593166
0813593166
0813593158
9780813593159
9780813593142
081359314X

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