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Informationen zum Autor Dr. Karen Boyle is a Lecturer in Film & Television Studies at the University of Glasgow where her teaching focuses on issues of spectatorship, identity, gender, violence and feminism. She has presented the ideas collected in this book at a number of international conferences and has published articles on media/ violence in a range of refereed journals Klappentext Media and Violence pays equal attention to the production, content and reception involved in any representation of violence. This book offers a framework for understanding how violence is represented and consumed. It examines: - The relationship of media, gender and real-world violence - Representations of violence in screen entertainment - The effects of violent media on consumers - The ethics and gender politics of the production processes of screen violence The discussions are illustrated with topical and well-known examples, enabling the reader to critically engage with the debates. The book includes chapter outlines; key questions for discussion; further reading lists; glossary; appendix of summaries of criminal cases discussed. It will be relevant for students of Media and Cultural Studies, Criminology, Gender Studies and Psychology. Zusammenfassung Media and Violence pays equal attention to the production! content! reception and consumer involved in any representation of violence. This book offers a framework for understanding how violence is represented and consumed and is illustrated with topical and well-known examples! enabling the reader to critically engage with the debates. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART ONE: THE MEDIA/VIOLENCE DEBATE The Effects of Violence in the Media Beyond Cause and Effect PART TWO: REPORTING VIOLENCE From Jack to OJ True Crimes of Male Violence Deadlier Than the Males? True Crimes of Women¿s Violence PART THREE: SCREENING VIOLENCE Seeing (as) Violence Film, feminism and the Male Gaze The Days of Whose Lives? Violence, (post-)feminism and Television ...
