Murder, the media, and the politics of public feelings: remembering Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr

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, injustic...

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1. VerfasserIn: Petersen, Jennifer (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Druck Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Bloomington, Ind. [u.a.] Indiana Univ. Press 2011
In:Jahr: 2011
Online Zugang: Book review (H-Net)
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UB: KB 20 A 5314
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Schlagwörter:
African Americans > Crimes against
Byrd, James > Jr > 1949-1998
Byrd, James, d. 1998
Gays > Crimes against > United States
Hate Crimes > United States > Public opinion
Hate crimes > United States > Public opinion
Mass Media > United States > Influence
Massenmedien > Beeinflussung > Gesellschaft
Mass media > United States > Influence
Mass media and gays > United States
Mass media and public opinion > United States
Mass media and race relations > United States
Shepard, Matthew > 1976-1998
Shepard, Matthew, d. 1998
USA > Mord > Hate crime > Berichterstattung
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Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (S. [171] - 202) and index
Beschreibung:VIII, 210 S. 23 cm
ISBN:0253356598
0253223393
9780253356598
9780253223395