O. J. Simpson Facts and Fictions

NOTE EDITORE

Abundant popular discourses surround the O. J. Simpson double murder case. By contrast, Darnell M. Hunt scrutinizes these very discourses in order to further our understanding of the interests underlying them. Exploring the relationships between O. J.'s trial, the social location of television viewers (their race, gender and class) and everyday consciousness of social issues, his textual and audience analyses consider the incredible allure of the trial as 'media event'. Looking beyond the obvious explanations of celebrity, scandal and voyeurism, Dr Hunt asks: why was America so obsessed by this case? Why were so many people interested in particular outcomes? and what are we to make of the apparent racial divide in attitudes about the case, as shown in the opinion polls? O. J. Simpson Facts and Fictions incorporates insights from sociology and cultural studies to examine the implications for race relations in the United States at the dawn of the new millennium.

SOMMARIO

Introduction: knowing O.J.; Part I. Theory: 1. O. J. and ritual; 2. O. J. and politics; Part II. News Construction: 3. Press rites and O. J. wrongs: behind the scenes at 'camp O. J.'; 4. Celebrating the process: O. J. and KTLA-TV; 5. (Re)affirming official sources: O. J. and the Los Angeles Times; 6. (Il) legitimate transgressions: O. J. and the Los Angeles Sentinel; Part III. Audience Reception: 7. Raced ways of seeing O. J.; 8. Raced ways of seeing O. J. revisited; Part IV. Conclusions: 9. O. J. and reality; Appendices.

PREFAZIONE

Darnell M. Hunt goes beyond the obvious explanations of celebrity, scandal and voyeurism to ask why America was so obsessed with the O. J. case, why so many people were interested in particular outcomes, and to examine the implications for race relations in the United States as the new century dawns.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780521624688
• Dimensioni: 226 x 22 x 152 mm Ø 530 gr
• Formato: Brossura
• Illustration Notes: 11 tables
• Pagine Arabe: 364