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The killing screens [videorecording] : media and the culture of violence / Media Education Foundation.

Jhally, Sut. (Added Author). Gerbner, George. (Added Author). Kilbourne, Jean. (Added Author). Media Education Foundation. (Added Author).

Summary:

In contrast to the relatively simplistic behaviorist model that media violence causes real-world violence, Dr. Gerbner encourages the viewer to think about the psychological, political, social, and developmental impacts of growing up and living within a cultural environment of pervasive, ritualized violent images.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1893521524
  • ISBN: 9781893521520
  • Physical Description: 1 DVD-video (37 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Northampton MA : Media Education Foundation, c2002.

Content descriptions

General Note:
DVD release of the 1994 documentary.
Formatted Contents Note:
Stories of power -- Happy violence -- Accelerating violence -- Violence is a social relationship -- The lessons of violence -- Citizenship in the cultural environment -- What parents and teachers can do.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Executive producer and director, Sut Jhally.
Participant or Performer Note:
Presenters: Dr. George Gerbner ; Jean Kilbourne.
System Details Note:
DVD.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
Licensed for: home, classroom, library, ILL.
Subject: Violence in motion pictures.
Violence on television.
Violence in mass media.
Popular culture > United States.
Mass media > Influence.
Television and children > United States.
Television and families > United States.
Television > Psychological aspects.
Television > Social aspects.
Documentary films.
United States > Intellectual life > 20th century.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Emily Carr University of Art + Design.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Holdable? Status Due Date Courses
Emily Carr University of Art + Design PN1992.8 .V55 K55 2002 (Text) 30221049 Video Volume hold Available -


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