At Stake: Monsters and the Rhetoric of Fear in Public Culture - Edward Ingebretsen - Books - The University of Chicago Press - 9780226380063 - November 14, 2001
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Edward Ingebretsen
At Stake: Monsters and the Rhetoric of Fear in Public Culture 1st edition

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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.

355 pages

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released November 14, 2001
ISBN13 9780226380063
Publishers The University of Chicago Press
Pages 355
Dimensions 150 × 220 × 20 mm   ·   652 g
Language English  

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