Murder, the media, and the politics of public feelings [electronic resource] : remembering Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. / Jennifer Petersen.
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TextPublication details: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2011.Description: viii, 210 pSubject(s): - Shepard, Matthew, d. 1998
- Byrd, James, d. 1998
- Hate crimes -- United States -- Public opinion
- Gays -- Crimes against -- United States
- African Americans -- Crimes against
- Mass media and public opinion -- United States
- Mass media and gays -- United States
- Mass media and race relations -- United States
- Mass media -- United States -- Influence
- 070.4/493641523 22
- HV6773.52 .P48 2011
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : media, emotion, and the public sphere -- Mourning Matthew Shepard : grief, shame, and the public sphere -- "Hate is not a Laramie value" : translating feelings into law -- The murder of James Byrd Jr. : the political pedagogy of melodrama -- The visibility of suffering, injustice, and the law -- Conclusion : feeling in the public sphere.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.