{"product_id":"the-myth-of-media-violence-isbn-9781405133852","title":"The Myth of Media Violence","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Myth of Media Violence: A Critical Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e assesses the current and historical debates over violence in film, television, and video games; extends the conversation beyond simple condemnation or support; and addresses a diverse range of issues and influences. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLooks at the chronology of contemporary media violence, and explores reservations over communications medias throughout history.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the forces behind the encouraged anxieties about media violence.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses examples drawn from a range of media, including disaster and horror movies, science fiction, film tie-in toys, crime shows, MTV, news, sports, and children’s television programming, books and video games.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a closing chapter about why media violence exists as it does in our culture, and what we can do about it.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Introduction: The Media Violence Tower of Babble. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. We Like to Watch: A Brief History of Media Violence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is Media Violence?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Cacophony of Voices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Watching Doesn’t Make Us Violent: Assessing the Research on Media Violence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedia Violence in Historical Perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegulation Efforts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical Continuities in Media Violence Debates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedia Hysteria and the Culture of Fear.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Media Hysteria Cycle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Win-Win Situation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Facts about Crime and Violence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. We Are Afraid: Media Violence and Society.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentity and Fear.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFear and Desire.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGender and Race.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrime and Politics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe War on Terrorism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. We Can’t Stop the Violence: The Uses and Importance of Media Violence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eViolence and Education.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eViolence and Art.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eViolence and News.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Media Violence Industry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe New Economics of Entertainment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Movie Business.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisaster Movies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScience Fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHorror.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeyond the Theater and into the Toy Store.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTelevision.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCritical Viewing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDramatic Programs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReality Television.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMusic Television.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTV News.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChildren’s Programming.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSports on TV.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. But We Can Understand It: Beyond Polemics in the Media Violence Debate.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublishing Violence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComputer and Video Games.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Desire for Media Violence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Aesthetics of Violence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNarratives of Violence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ethics of Media Violence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eViolence and Memory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResponding to Media Violence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e  “Trend does a nice job examining the historical discussions of media violence and how research has become inseparable…written well and is a pleasure to read.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePsycCritiques\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eDavid Trend\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Studio Art at the University of California, Irvine. He is the author or editor of a number of books, including\u003ci\u003e Radical Democracy: Identity, Citizenship and the State\u003c\/i\u003e (1995) and \u003ci\u003eReading Digital Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2001).  Public hunger for violent entertainment has always existed with each invention of new media, from the printing press to the internet. \u003ci\u003eThe Myth of Media Violence\u003c\/i\u003e examines the current and historical debates over one of the most widely discussed yet little understood issues of our time: the social and cultural effects of violence in film, television, and video games.  \u003cp\u003eDavid Trend explains the need for media violence, and why, despite decades of activism against them, violent media outlets continue to grow and develop at a rapid pace. Engaging examples are drawn from a range of media, including disaster and horror movies, science fiction, film tie-in toys, crime shows, MTV, news, sports, and children’s television programming, books, and video games. The book also investigates the forces encouraging social anxieties, why violence in media exists at all, and how society can deal with it\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990292087013,"sku":"NP9781405133852","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405133852.jpg?v=1761787229","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-myth-of-media-violence-isbn-9781405133852","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}