Image from Google Jackets

Madness, power and the media : class, gender and race in popular representations of mental distress / Stephen Harper.

By: Harper, Stephen, 1971-Material type: TextTextPublication details: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009Description: vi, 238 pSubject(s): Mental illness in mass media | Mental illness -- Social aspectsDDC classification: 362.2 Online access: click to view 1 copy
Contents:
Framing madness : historical and cultural debates Stigmatisation, violence and media criticism The suffering screen : cinematic portrayals of mental distress Channelling affliction : television discourses of distress A new leaf? : changing representations of mental distress in print media Conclusion : media, madness and ideology.
Holdings
Item type Current library Home library Class number Status Date due Barcode Item reservations
E-book E-book Electronic publication Electronic publication Available
E-book E-book Electronic publication Electronic publication Available
Total reservations: 0

Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-220) and index.

Framing madness : historical and cultural debates Stigmatisation, violence and media criticism The suffering screen : cinematic portrayals of mental distress Channelling affliction : television discourses of distress A new leaf? : changing representations of mental distress in print media Conclusion : media, madness and ideology.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.