Media and Violence: Gendering the Debates » (New Edition)

Boyle, who taught courses on screen violence at UK schools, introduces her discussion with an exercise on defining media violence to provoke reflections on one's definition of, experience with, and feelings on the subject. Viewing the gendered nature of violence as feminism's main contribution to understanding its nature, she examines high profile cases of sexual murder and other violent crimes (from Jack the Ripper to the Columbine High School massacre), for their media portrayal and possible causal link to violent videos/other media. The analysis concludes with summaries of the crimes reviewed and a glossary. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR