Worrier State - Risk, Anxiety and Moral Panic in South Africa

Informationen zum Autor Nicky Falkof is Professor of Media Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand Klappentext This book investigates how different cultures of fear manifest in South African social and mainstream media, arguing that fear and other emotions are a critical lens for understanding contemporary life. It discusses the myth of 'white genocide'; so-called 'Satanist' murders; township urban legends; and white suburban anxieties. Zusammenfassung This book investigates how different cultures of fear manifest in South African social and mainstream media, arguing that fear and other emotions are a critical lens for understanding contemporary life. It discusses the myth of ‘white genocide’; so-called ‘Satanist’ murders; township urban legends; and white suburban anxieties. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Nicky Falkof, Falkof Nicky
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2023
• EAN: 9781526171887
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-7188-7
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: Governing Intimacies in the Gl; Governing Intimacies in the Global South
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, Africa, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, Republic of South Africa, Sociology & anthropology, Sociology and anthropology, Media, Information & Communication Industries