O. J. Simpson Facts and Fictions News Rituals in the Construction of Reality |
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| Author:
| Hunt, Darnell M. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-62468-8 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1999 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $43.95 |
Book Description:
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Darnell M. Hunt explores the relationship between social identity (race, class, gender etc), our perceptions of everyday reality and the O. J. Simpson double murder trial to ask: why was America so obsessed by this case? why were so many people invested in particular outcomes? And what are we to make of the apparent racial divide in attitudes about the case captured by the opinion polls? O. J. Facts and Fictions tackles these questions and considers the implications for race relations...
More DescriptionDarnell M. Hunt explores the relationship between social identity (race, class, gender etc), our perceptions of everyday reality and the O. J. Simpson double murder trial to ask: why was America so obsessed by this case? why were so many people invested in particular outcomes? And what are we to make of the apparent racial divide in attitudes about the case captured by the opinion polls? O. J. Facts and Fictions tackles these questions and considers the implications for race relations in the United States at the dawn of the new millenium.