Jeffrey Goldstein
Auteur van Why We Watch: The Attractions of Violent Entertainment
Werken van Jeffrey Goldstein
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Algemene kennis
- Geslacht
- male
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Statistieken
- Werken
- 5
- Leden
- 69
- Populariteit
- #250,752
- Waardering
- 3.9
- Besprekingen
- 1
- ISBNs
- 14
My favorite essay tackled Bonnie and Clyde and the change that that movied signaled in the portrayal of violence in movies. I also enjoyed the essays on the attraction to sports and a section on gruesome children's stories. However, many of the chapters were very repetitive in their arguments and could get a little caught up in statistics examining every possible correlation. So basically, if you are interested in the subject, maybe just skip around a bit. A complete reading is unnecessary.… (meer)