Murder, the Media, and the Politics of Public Feelings Remembering Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr

Name: Murder, the Media, and the Politics of Public Feelings Remembering Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr
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ISBN: 9780253223395

ISBN-10: 0253223393

ISBN-13: 9780253223395

Edition: 2011

Authors: Jennifer Petersen

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Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 8/18/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 222
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Jennifer Petersen is Assistant Professor of Media Studies at the University of Virginia. Her work has appeared in numerous journals including Media, Culture & Society and Critical Studies in Media Communication.



Acknowledgments


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


Appendix: Text and Interview Selection


Notes


Bibliography


Index