Shocking Entertainment

Shocking Entertainment
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Publisher : Indiana University Press
Total Pages : 144
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ISBN-10 : 1860205259
ISBN-13 : 9781860205255
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Book Synopsis Shocking Entertainment by : Annette Hill

Download or read book Shocking Entertainment written by Annette Hill and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exploration of violence in films questions why adults are often entertained by films that social and cultural consensus considers extreme and brutal. Hill argues that understanding the process of viewing violence is one way to open up the current debate concerning the effects of violence to include objective and broad-minded responses to this phenomenon.


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