Murder, the media, and the politics of public feelings [electronic resource] : remembering Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. / Jennifer Petersen.

By: Petersen, Jennifer, 1970-Contributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextPublication details: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2011Description: viii, 210 pISBN: 9780253005212 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Shepard, Matthew, d. 1998 | Byrd, James, d. 1998 | Hate crimes -- United States -- Public opinion | Gays -- Crimes against -- United States | African Americans -- Crimes against | Mass media and public opinion -- United States | Mass media and gays -- United States | Mass media and race relations -- United States | Mass media -- United States -- InfluenceGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 070.4/493641523 LOC classification: HV6773.52 | .P48 2011Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Introduction : media, emotion, and the public sphere -- Mourning Matthew Shepard : grief, shame, and the public sphere -- "Hate is not a Laramie value" : translating feelings into law -- The murder of James Byrd Jr. : the political pedagogy of melodrama -- The visibility of suffering, injustice, and the law -- Conclusion : feeling in the public sphere.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : media, emotion, and the public sphere -- Mourning Matthew Shepard : grief, shame, and the public sphere -- "Hate is not a Laramie value" : translating feelings into law -- The murder of James Byrd Jr. : the political pedagogy of melodrama -- The visibility of suffering, injustice, and the law -- Conclusion : feeling in the public sphere.

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

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