Violence in Popular Culture
Subtitle: American and Global Perspectives
By: edited by Laura L. Finley
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Greenwood
Published: 2023
Place of publication: Westport, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9798216032458
Subjects: Film, TV & radio
Description: A comprehensive resource, this book reviews current and historical examples of violence in film, television, radio, music, music videos, video games, and novels.  Despite decades of attention and various attempts to enact legislation that limits violence in American popular culture, it remains ubiquitous across films, television, radio, music, music videos, video games, and popular fiction. Studies have shown that programs marketed to children are often remarkably violent and that viewing or otherwise consuming such violence has numerous negative effects on children's psychological health. This book sheds light on the scholarship related to violence in popular culture and compares historical and current examples, analyzing popular shows such as Game of Thrones, video games such as Mortal Kombat, young adult fiction including the trilogy The Hunger Games, and more.  Not only does Violence in American Popular Culture provide a comprehensive review of the research about the effects of violence in media, but it also offers detailed assessments of violent content in various expressions of popular culture. In addition, it invites readers to compare violence in American popular culture with that globally via entries on violence in popular culture outside the United States. An appendix of additional resources and primary sources gives readers further tools for deepening their understanding of this complex and controversial issue.
Table of contents: title: Preface Acknowledgments and Dedication Introduction: Violence in American Popular Culture Chronology: Violence in American Popular Culture 1. Violence in Radio Introduction Bubba the Love Sponge Coast to Coast AM Cumia, Anthony Edwards, James Limbaugh, Rush Opie & Anthony Show, The Serial Stern, Howard This American Life "War of the Worlds" 2. Violence in Film Introduction Alien Franchise Arab Media Blaxploitation Films Bollywood Bonnie and Clyde Coen Brothers Films Cop Films Disney Films Dystopian Young Adult Literature and Film Fight Club Gang Films Global Censorship Harry Potter Books and Film Series Hitchcock, Alfred Holocaust Films Islam, Depictions of Italian Films Japanese Films Jaws Kubrick, Stanley Lee, Spike Mad Max Films Mafia Films Natural Born Killers Nollywood North Korean Films Rambo Films Rape Films Russian Popular Culture Silent Films Slasher Films Star Wars Franchise Superhero Films Tarantino, Quentin Twilight Saga, The War Films Western Films Zombie Films 3. Violence in Television Introduction American Horror Story Anime Breaking Bad British Television Buffy the Vampire Slayer Charlie's Angels China Beach Dexter Dukes of Hazzard Family Guy Game of Thrones Hill Street Blues Law & Order Lonesome Dove M*A*S*H Mad Men Mexican Wrestling Miami Vice Murder, She Wrote Professional Wrestling Ren & Stimpy Show, The Soccer/Football Hooligans Sopranos, The South Park Spanish-Language Television Sports on Television Star Trek 21 Jump Street Walking Dead, The X-Files, The 4. Music and Violence Introduction African Gangsta Rap Blues Music Broadway Musicals Classic Rock Country Music Dancehall Music Folk Music Gangsta Rap German Punk Music Goth and Industrial Music Hair Metal Heavy Metal Hip-Hop Indian and Pakistani Pop Music Jamaican Reggae Music Latin American MCs Murder Ballads Music Videos Narcocorridos National Anthem, The Protest Music Worldwide Protest Songs Punk Music South Korean K-Pop 5. Violence in Literature Introduction Ancient Greek Literature and Culture Brave New World Call of the Wild, The Catch-22 Crucible, The Fahrenheit 451 Faulkner, William King, Stephen Lord of the Flies Mexican Crime Novels Morrison, Toni Native American Literature Native Son 1984 Poe, Edgar Allan Scandinavian Crime Novels Shakespeare, William Steinbeck, John Their Eyes Were Watching God Things Fall Apart To Kill a Mockingbird Uncle Tom's Cabin Vonnegut, Kurt Walker, Alice 6. Violence in Video Games Introduction Call of Duty Diablo Doom Fallout Final Fantasy Global Video Games Grand Theft Auto Half-Life Legend of Zelda, The Minecraft Portal Quake Super Mario Bros. Tomb Raider World of Warcraft Recommended Resources About the Editor and Contributors Index