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Consuming Catastrophe : Mass Culture in America's Decade of Disaster /
"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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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia :
Temple University Press,
2016.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "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 path through public consciousness. He explores the myriad ways we engage with and negotiate our feelings about disasters and tragedies--from omnipresent media broadcasts to relief fund efforts and promises to 'Never Forget.' Recuber explains how a specific and 'real' kind of emotional connection to the victims becomes a crucial element in the creation, use, and consumption of mass mediation of disasters. He links this to the concept of 'empathetic hedonism, ' or the desire to understand or feel the suffering of others."--Provided by publisher. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (227 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9781439913710 |