Media Violence and Christian Ethics

Informationen zum Autor Jolyon Mitchell is Senior Lecturer! School of Divinity! University of Edinburgh and a former World Service producer and journalist. Klappentext Jolyon Mitchell investigates how audiences can interact creatively, wisely and peaceably with media violence. Zusammenfassung How can audiences interact creatively! wisely and peaceably with the many different forms of violence found throughout today's media? Mitchell argues that practices such as hospitality! friendship! witness and worship provide resources for viewers to remember and to reframe both spectacular and hidden violence in ways that can promote peace. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: regarding media violence; Part I. Media Realities?: 1. Remembering violent news; 2. Reframing news; 3. Re-envisaging photojournalism; Part II. Media Fantasies?: 4. Reviewing violent films; 5. Reinterpreting films and video games; 6. Reappraising advertisements; 7. Redescribing media violence.

Product details

• Authors: Mitchell Jolyon, Jolyon Mitchell
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.03.2010
• EAN: 9780521011860
• ISBN: 978-0-521-01186-0
• Series: New Studies in Christian Ethic; New Studies in Christian Ethic
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works