Constructing danger: emotions and the mis/representation of crime in the news
A string of stranger sexual assaults: the construction of an orthodox account of rape -- Women who work as prostitutes: the sex trade and trading in labels -- Domestic terrorism: the news as an incomplete record of violence against women -- The Mount Cashel orphanage inquiry: the inscription of chil...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Halifax [u.a.]
Fernwood Publ.
c 2010
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| In: | Year: 2010 |
| Edition: | 2. ed. |
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| Summary: | A string of stranger sexual assaults: the construction of an orthodox account of rape -- Women who work as prostitutes: the sex trade and trading in labels -- Domestic terrorism: the news as an incomplete record of violence against women -- The Mount Cashel orphanage inquiry: the inscription of child abuse -- AIDS fiends and high-risk groups: misrepresenting and signifying a disease -- The Halifax race riot: extralocality and racism in the news -- Crime rates and crime fear: portraying crime as out of control -- Crime stoppers and the police: the ideological construction of community -- Lawyers and serial killers: the press and sensationalism -- The Westray mine explosion: covering a disaster and a failed inquiry Each chapter includes a contributed talk--by Sharon Fraser, Anne Derrick, Debi Forsyth-Smith, Gary Kinsman, Eric Smith, Joy Mannette, Paul MacDonald, Tony Thomson, Darrel Pink, and Deborah Woolway--as well as sections on reading and analyzing the news, and sample studies |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-238) |
| Physical Description: | 240 S. 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781552663820 1552663825 1552663876 9781552663875 |