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'Killer Games' Versus 'We Will Fund Violence'

The Perception of Digital Games and Mass Media in Germany and Australia. Dissertationsschrift
BuchGebunden
350 Seiten
Englisch
Peter Langerschienen am25.03.2011
While the assessment of digital games in Germany is framed by a high-culture critique, which regards them as an 'illegitimate' activity, they are enjoyed by a wider demographic as a 'legitimate' pastime in Australia. This book analyses the social history of digital gaming in both countries and relates it to their socio-cultural traditions.mehr

Produkt

KlappentextWhile the assessment of digital games in Germany is framed by a high-culture critique, which regards them as an 'illegitimate' activity, they are enjoyed by a wider demographic as a 'legitimate' pastime in Australia. This book analyses the social history of digital gaming in both countries and relates it to their socio-cultural traditions.
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-3-631-60611-7
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartGebunden
Erscheinungsjahr2011
Erscheinungsdatum25.03.2011
Seiten350 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
Gewicht560 g
Artikel-Nr.16608311

Inhalt/Kritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contents: German identity - German history - Australian identity - Australian history - Distinction - Mass culture - Popular culture - Mass media - Digital games - Videogames - Game history - Game discourses - Media history - Cinema - Radio - Television - Kultur - Zivilisation - Egalitarianism - Bushman - Norbert Elias - Pierre Bourdieu - Gerhard Schulze - Theodor W. Adorno - Frankfurt School.mehr

Schlagworte

Autor

Jens Schroeder, born in 1979, studied Cultural and Media Studies in Germany, Sweden, and Australia. His main interests lie in the history of digital games, their integration into different societies, and Australia's social history.