TY - BOOK AU - Edwards,Emily D AU - Fuller,Tristan TI - Graphic violence : illustrated theories about violence, popular media, and our social lives SN - 9780815362302 AV - P96.V52 E39 2020 U1 - 303.6 23 PY - 2020/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - Violence in mass media KW - Visual communication KW - Social aspects KW - United States KW - Mass media KW - Influence KW - Violence in popular culture N2 - "Graphic Violence provides an innovative introduction to the relationship between violence and visual media, discussing how media consumers and producers can think critically about and interact with violent visual content. It comprehensively surveys predominant theories of media violence and the research supporting and challenging them, addressing issues ranging from social learning, to representations of war and terrorism, to gender and hyper-masculinity. Each chapter features original artwork presenting a story in the style of a graphic novel to demonstrate the concepts at hand. Truly unique in its approach to the subject and medium, this volume is an excellent resource for undergraduate students of communication and media theory as well as anyone interested in understanding the causes and effects of violence in media"-- ER -