Provocative collection of essays designed to give students an understanding of media representations of women's experience of violence and to educate a new gene

Media and Violence pays equal attention to the production, content and reception involved in any representation of violence. This book offers a framework for un

Why is there so much violence portrayed in the media? What meanings are attached to representations of violence in the media? Can media violence encourage viole

On average, at least one woman is murdered by a current or former partner every week in Australia. Far too many Australian women have experienced physical or se

Marian Meyers explores evidence that shows that news coverage in North American cities routinely depicts criminal violence against females differently from the