At Stake : Monsters and the Rhetoric of Fear in Public Culture
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0226380076
ISBN-13
9780226380070
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Imprint
University of Chicago Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 30th, 2003
Print length
355 Pages
Weight
539 grams
Dimensions
2.30 x 1.50 x 0.20 cms
Product Classification:
Cultural studies
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The media uses variations of the word "monster" to describe unthinkable acts of violence. This work explores the social construction of monstrousness in public discourse - tabloids, television, magazines, sermons, and poular fiction - arguing that the monster serves as a moralizing function.
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