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See what's been added to the collection in the current 1 2 3 4 5 6 weeks months years. Your reader barcode: Your last name:. Cite this Email this Add to favourites Print this page. You must be logged in to Tag Records. Hoberman 7. In the Library Request this item to view in the Library's reading rooms using your library card. Details Collect From YY Order a copy Copyright or permission restrictions may apply. This book takes that stance and tries to examine the historical and psychological reasoning behind our fascination.
My favorite essay tackled Bonnie and Clyde and the cha I thought half of the essays in this book were really fascinating. My favorite essay tackled Bonnie and Clyde and the change that that movied signaled in the portrayal of violence in movies. I also enjoyed the essays on the attraction to sports and a section on gruesome children's stories.
However, many of the chapters were very repetitive in their arguments and could get a little caught up in statistics examining every possible correlation. So basically, if you are interested in the subject, maybe just skip around a bit.
A complete reading is unnecessary. Dec 07, Laura rated it liked it Shelves: nonfiction , other-nonfiction. The stage combatant in me wouldn't let me leave this one on the shelf. There's a lot of facts and findings thrown around, but the main conclusion is that there is not nearly enough information to make any conclusions.
The numerous theories as to why people like to watch violence are interesting to poke at particularly in how perspectives have changed over time , but not quite as insightful for a stage fighter as I had hoped. Some chapters are merely dry listings of study results. However, the s The stage combatant in me wouldn't let me leave this one on the shelf. However, the sections exploring specifically what subtleties make observed violence attractive or unattractive I think make it a worthwhile read alone.
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