Death on the small screen : the psychology of viewing violent television / Jonathan F. Bassett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bassett, Jonathan F., 1974- author.

Contributor:

ProQuest ebook central

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Violence on television--Psychological aspects.

Violence on television.

Death on television--Psychological aspects.

Death on television.

Television viewers--Psychology.

Television viewers.

Action and adventure television programs--United States--History and criticism.

Action and adventure television programs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 204 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2022]

Contents:

Dying to Watch: The Role of Death Anxiety in the Appeal of Fictional Violence

The Paramount Place of Death in Human Psychology: An Overview of Terror Management theory

Applying TMT to Illumine the Motives for and Reactions to Fictional Violence

There Is Only One Thing We Say to Death-Not Today: Battling Existential Terror in HBO's Game of Thrones

Death-Denying (Super)heroism: Gender, Trauma, and Violence in Marvel's The Punisher on Netflix

Death-Confronting (Super)heroism: Facing Existential and Social Problems in Marvel's Jessica Jones on Netflix

Moral and Existential Dilemmas and the Quest for Death Transcendence in the FX Television Series Sons of Anarchy

Giving Voice to the Unmentionable: The Appeal of Transcending Mortality and Corporeality in the NBC Television Series Hannibal

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9781476648040 (electronic bk.)

1476648042 (electronic bk.)

Publisher Number:

99996291304

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.