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The spectatorship of suffering /

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Drawing on media and social theory, political philosophy and discourse analysis, this title offers an original theoretical perspective on the role of media in global civil society, and looks at how we might begin to analyse the ways in which distant suffering is portrayed, reproduced and consumed.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chouliaraki, Lilie
Corporate Author: Sage Publications
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : SAGE, 2006.
Subjects:
Suffering.
Suffering > Moral and ethical aspects.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Drawing on media and social theory, political philosophy and discourse analysis, this title offers an original theoretical perspective on the role of media in global civil society, and looks at how we might begin to analyse the ways in which distant suffering is portrayed, reproduced and consumed.
Physical Description:1 online resource (237 pages) : illustrations.
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781446220658 (ebook) :