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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Autor principal: Petersen, Jennifer 1970- (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington, Ind. [u.a.] Indiana Univ. Press 2011
En:Año: 2011
Acceso en línea: Book review (H-Net)
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UB: KB 20 A 5314
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Palabras clave:
Shepard, Matthew > 1976-1998
Byrd, James > Jr > 1949-1998
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
Shepard, Matthew, d. 1998
Byrd, James, d. 1998
Hate crimes > United States > Public opinion
Mass media > United States > Influence
Massenmedien > Beeinflussung > Gesellschaft
USA > Mord > Hate crime > Berichterstattung
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Sumario: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
Notas:Includes bibliographical references (S. [171] - 202) and index
Descripción Física:VIII, 210 S., 23 cm
ISBN:0-253-35659-8
0-253-22339-3
978-0-253-35659-8
978-0-253-22339-5