Rongo Univesity Library

Your cart is empty.

Murder, the media, and the politics of public feelings

by Petersen, Jennifer,
Additional authors: ebrary, Inc.
Published by : Indiana University Press, (Bloomington :) Physical details: viii, 210 p.
Subject(s): Shepard, Matthew, -- d. 1998. | Byrd, James, -- d. 1998. | Hate crimes -- United States -- Public opinion. | Gays -- Crimes against -- United States. | African Americans -- Crimes against. | Mass media and public opinion -- United States. | Mass media and gays -- United States. | Mass media and race relations -- United States. | Mass media -- United States -- Influence. | Electronic books.
Year: 2011
Online resources:
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
No physical items for this record

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : media, emotion, and the public sphere -- Mourning Matthew Shepard : grief, shame, and the public sphere -- "Hate is not a Laramie value" : translating feelings into law -- The murder of James Byrd Jr. : the political pedagogy of melodrama -- The visibility of suffering, injustice, and the law -- Conclusion : feeling in the public sphere.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.

Powered by Koha