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Author

Petersen, Jennifer, 1970-

Title Murder, the media, and the politics of public feelings [electronic resource] : remembering Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. / Jennifer Petersen.

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Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2011.

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Available to Pittsburg State University patrons only.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	viii, 210 p.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	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.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	Shepard, Matthew, -1998.
	Byrd, James, 1949-1998.
	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.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN	9780253223395 (pbk. : alk. paper)
	9780253356598
	9780253005212 (electronic bk.)