Why We Watch

The Attractions of Violent Entertainment

• Author(s): Jeffrey H. Goldstein,
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Pages: 270
• ISBN_10: 0195353447
  ISBN_13: 9780195353440
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Social Science / Popular Culture , SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society , Social Science / Media Studies ,

Description:... This collection of essays examines the many facets of violence in contemporary American culture, ranging across literature, film, philosophy, photojournalism and other media. It offers a consideration of why we are drawn to depictions of violence and why there is a market for violent entertainment.