{"product_id":"screening-violence-stephen-prince-9780813528182","title":"Screening Violence","description":"\u003cp\u003eGraphic cinematic violence is a magnet for controversy. From passionate defenses to outraged protests, theories abound concerning this defining feature of modern film: Is it art or exploitation, dangerous or liberating? \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eScreening Violence\u003c\/i\u003e provides an even-handed examination of the history, merits, and effects of cinematic \"ultraviolence.\" Movie reviewers, cinematographers, film scholars, psychologists, and sociologists all contribute essays exploring topics such as: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- the origins and innovations of film violence and attempts to regulate it\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(from Hollywood's Production Code to the evolution of the ratings system)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- the explosion of screen violence following the 1967 releases of \u003ci\u003eBonnie and Clyde\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Dirty Dozen, \u003c\/i\u003e and the lasting effects of those landmark films\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- the aesthetics of increasingly graphic screen violence\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- the implications of our growing desensitization to murder and mayhem, from \u003ci\u003eThe Wild Bunch\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Terminator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Prince\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813528186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813528182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.05h x 6.06w x 0.77d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2000 pg. 543\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2000 pg. 163","brand":"Stephen Prince","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46838265741567,"sku":"9780813528182","price":38.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_57244d4e-38fb-450b-9273-fcce7d139000.jpg?v=1746589302","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/screening-violence-stephen-prince-9780813528182","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}