02110nam a2200433 a 4500 ebr10492911 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 110211s2011 inu sb 001 0deng d 2011004521 9780253223395 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780253356598 9780253005212 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)753560294 n-us--- HV6773.52 .P48 2011eb 070.4/493641523 22 Petersen, Jennifer, 1970- Murder, the media, and the politics of public feelings [electronic resource] : remembering Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. / Jennifer Petersen. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2011. viii, 210 p. 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. 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. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10492911 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 228179 228179