| Description |
viii, 210 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-202) 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. |
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Shepard, Matthew, 1976-1998.
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Shepard, Matthew, 1976-1998. |
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Byrd, James, Jr., 1949-1998.
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Byrd, James, Jr., 1949-1998. |
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Hate crimes -- United States -- Public opinion.
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Hate crimes. |
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United States. |
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Public opinion. |
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Gay people -- Crimes against -- United States.
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Gays. |
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African Americans -- Crimes against.
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African Americans -- Crimes against. |
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African American men -- Violence against.
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African American men. |
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Racism -- United States.
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Racism. |
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Homophobia -- Wyoming -- Laramie.
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Homophobia. |
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Wyoming -- Laramie. |
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Mass media and public opinion -- United States.
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Mass media and public opinion. |
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Mass media and gay people -- United States.
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Mass media and race relations -- United States.
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Mass media and race relations. |
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Mass media -- United States -- Influence.
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Mass media. |
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Hate crimes. |
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Homosexuals. |
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Racism. |
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Homophobia. |
| ISBN |
9780253356598 cloth alkaline paper |
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0253356598 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780253223395 paperback alkaline paper |
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0253223393 paperback alkaline paper |
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