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UNINA9910785892303321 |
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Autore |
Shepherd Laura J. |
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Titolo |
Gender, violence and popular culture : telling stories / / Laura J. Shepherd |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-136-25213-4 |
1-283-60695-X |
9786613919403 |
1-136-25214-2 |
0-203-10503-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (169 p.) |
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Collana |
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Popular culture and world politics |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Sex role on television |
Women on television |
Violence on television |
Popular culture - United States - History - 20th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [132]-147) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Dedication; 1 Telling stories: An essay on gender, violence and popular culture; 2 Morality, legality and gender violence in Angel; 3 Policing the boundaries of desire in Buffy the Vampire Slayer; 4 Gender, ethics and political community in Generation Kill; 5 Feminism and political strategy in The West Wing; 6 Gender, violence and security in Oz; 7 Security and governance after modernity in Firefly; 8 Hope and the politics of natality in The Corner; 9 Points de capiton: Aesthetics, ethics and critique; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book examines the intersection of gender and violence in popular culture. Drawing on the latest thinking in critical international relations, media and cultural studies and gender studies, it focuses in particular on a number of popular TV shows including Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, Generation Kill, The Corner and The West Wing. The book makes a unique theoretical contribution to the 'narrative turn' in International Relations by illustrating the ways in which popular culture |
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