Madness, Power and the Media: Class, Gender and Race in Popular Representations of Mental Distress

by Stephen Harper and Stephen Harper

Acknowledgements Framing Madness: Historical and Cultural Debates Stigmatisation, Violence and Media Criticism The Suffering Screen: Cinematic Portrayals of Mental Distress Channelling Affliction: Television Discourses of Distress A New Leaf?: Changing Representations of Mental Distress in Print Media Conclusion: Media, Madness and Ideology in Capitalist Society Notes Bibliography Index

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230218806
• ISBN13: 9780230218802
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.6"