Social Tragedy The Power of Myth, Ritual, and Emotion in the New Media Ecology |
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Author:
| Baker, Stephanie Alice Baker, S. |
Series title: | Cultural Sociology Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-349-48150-7 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2014 |
Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan
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Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $34.99USD $54.99 |
Book Description:
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A social tragedy is a collective representation of injustice. Baker demonstrates how social tragedies facilitate moral action and discusses a series of contemporary case studies - the death of Princess Diana, Zinédine Zidane's 2006 World Cup scandal, KONY 2012 - to examine their social and political effects.
A social tragedy is a collective representation of injustice. Baker demonstrates how social tragedies facilitate moral action and discusses a series of contemporary case studies - the death of Princess Diana, Zinédine Zidane's 2006 World Cup scandal, KONY 2012 - to examine their social and political effects.