Violence in popular culture : American and global perspectives / Laura L. Finley, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Finley, Laura L., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Violence in mass media.

Violence in popular culture.

Physical Description:

xxxii, 308 pages ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2019]

Contents:

1 Violence in Radio p. 1

Bubba the Love Sponge p. 5

Coast to Coast AM p. 7

Cumia, Anthony p. 8

Edwards, James p. 10

Limbaugh, Rush p. 11

Opie & Anthony Show, The p. 14

Serial p. 15

Stern, Howard p. 17

This American Life p. 19

"War of the Worlds" p. 21

2 Violence in Film p. 23

Alien Franchise p. 27

Arab Media p. 29

Sexploitation Films p. 31

Bollywood p. 33

Bonnie and Clyde p. 35

Coen Brothers Films p. 37

Cop Films p. 39

Disney Films p. 41

Dystopian Young Adult Literature and Film p. 43

Fight Club p. 46

Gang Films p. 48

Global Censorship p. 51

Harry Potter Books and Film Series p. 53

Hitchcock, Alfred p. 55

Holocaust Films p. 57

Islam, Depictions of p. 59

Italian Films p. 61

Japanese Films p. 63

Jaws p. 65

Kubrick, Stanley p. 67

Lee, Spike p. 69

Mad Max Films p. 71

Mafia Films p. 72

Natural Born Killers p. 75

Nollywood p. 78

North Korean Films p. 80

Rambo Films p. 81

Rape Films p. 83

Russian Popular Culture p. 85

Silent Films p. 87

Slasher Films p. 89

Star Wars Franchise p. 91

Superhero Films p. 93

Tarantino, Quentin p. 95

Twilight Saga, The p. 98

War Films p. 100

Western Films p. 102

Zombie Films p. 105

3 Violence in Television p. 107

American Horror Story p. 110

Anime p. 112

Breaking Bad p. 114

British Television p. 116

Buffy the Vampire Slayer p. 118

Charlie's Angels p. 119

China Beach p. 121

Dexter p. 123

Dukes of Hazzard p. 126

Family Guy p. 127

Game of Thrones p. 130

Hill Street Blues p. 132

Law & Order p. 134

Lonesome Dove p. 136

M*A*S*H p. 138

Mad Men p. 139

Mexican Wrestling p. 141

Miami Vice p. 142

Murder, She Wrote p. 144

Professional Wrestling p. 145

Ren & Stimpy Show, The p. 148

Soccer/Football Hooligans p. 149

Sopranos, The p. 150

South Park p. 152

Spanish-Language Television p. 154

Sports on Television p. 156

Star Trek p. 160

21 Jump Street p. 162

Walking Dead, The p. 164

X-Files, The p. 166

4 Music and Violence p. 169

African Gangsta Rap p. 173

Blues Music p. 175

Broadway Musicals p. 176

Classic Rock p. 178

Country Music p. 180

Dancehall Music p. 182

Folk Music p. 186

Gangsta Rap p. 188

German Punk Music p. 190

Goth and Industrial Music p. 191

Hair Metal p. 193

Heavy Metal p. 195

Hip-Hop p. 197

Indian and Pakistani Pop Music p. 199

Jamaican Reggae Music p. 201

Latin American MCs p. 202

Murder Ballads p. 204

Music Videos p. 205

Narcocorridos p. 208

National Anthem, The p. 209

Protest Music Worldwide p. 211

Protest Songs p. 213

Punk Music p. 216

South Korean K-Pop p. 218

5 Violence in Literature p. 221

Ancient Greek Literature and Culture p. 225

Brave New World p. 227

Call of the Wild, The p. 228

Catch-22 p. 230

Crucible, The p. 231

Fahrenheit 451 p. 233

Faulkner, William p. 235

King, Stephen p. 237

Lord of the Flies p. 239

Mexican Crime Novels p. 241

Morrison, Toni p. 242

Native American Literature p. 244

Native Son p. 246

1984 p. 248

Poe, Edgar Allan p. 251

Scandinavian Crime Novels p. 252

Shakespeare, William p. 254

Steinbeck, John p. 256

Their Eyes Were Watching God p. 258

Things Fall Apart p. 260

To Kill a Mockingbird p. 263

Vonnegut, Kurt p. 266

Walker, Alice p. 268

6 Violence in Video Games p. 271

Call of Duty p. 274

Diablo p. 275

Doom p. 276

Fallout p. 277

Final Fantasy p. 279

Global Video Games p. 280

Grand Theft Auto p. 282

Half-Life p. 283

Legend of Zelda, The p. 284

Minecraft p. 285

Portal p. 286

Quake p. 287

Super Mario Bros p. 288

Tomb Raider p. 289

World of Warcraft p. 290.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Violence in popular culture.

ISBN:

9781440854323

1440854327

OCLC:

1017607302