RT Book T1 Murder, the media, and the politics of public feelings: remembering Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr A1 Petersen, Jennifer 1970- LA English PP Bloomington, Ind. u.a. PB Indiana Univ. Press YR 2011 UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/647594110 AB 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 NO Includes bibliographical references (S. [171] - 202) and index CN HV6773.52 SN 0253356598 SN 0253223393 SN 9780253356598 SN 9780253223395 K1 Shepard, Matthew : 1976-1998 K1 Byrd, James : Jr : 1949-1998 K1 Hate Crimes : United States : Public opinion K1 Gays : Crimes against : United States K1 African Americans : Crimes against K1 Mass media and public opinion : United States K1 Mass media and gays : United States K1 Mass media and race relations : United States K1 Mass Media : United States : Influence K1 Shepard, Matthew, d. 1998 K1 Byrd, James, d. 1998 K1 Hate crimes : United States : Public opinion K1 Mass media : United States : Influence K1 Massenmedien : Beeinflussung : Gesellschaft K1 USA : Mord : Hate crime : Berichterstattung