Madness, Power and the Media: Class, Gender and Race in Popular Representations of Mental Distress
Author:   S. Harper
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
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9780230218802


Pages:   238
Publication Date:   30 July 2009
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   S. Harper
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.440kg
ISBN:  

9780230218802


ISBN 10:   0230218806
Pages:   238
Publication Date:   30 July 2009
Audience:   Adult education ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Acknowledgements Framing Madness: Historical and Cultural Debates Stigmatisation, Violence and Media Criticism The Suffering Screen: Cinematic Portrayals of Mental Distress Channelling Affliction: Television Discourses of Distress A New Leaf?: Changing Representations of Mental Distress in Print Media Conclusion: Media, Madness and Ideology in Capitalist Society Notes Bibliography Index

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STEPHEN HARPER is Senior Lecturer in Media Studies at the University of Portsmouth, UK.

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