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The Fictional Dimension of the School Shooting Discourse - (Buchreihe Der Anglia / Anglia Book) by  Silke Braselmann (Paperback) - 1 of 1

The Fictional Dimension of the School Shooting Discourse - Buchreihe Der Anglia / Anglia Book by Silke Braselmann Paperback

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  • Ever since the 1990s, school shootings have shocked the public in their brutality, their suddenness, and their inexplicability.
  • About the Author: Silke Braselmann, Justus-Liebig-University, Gießen, Germany.
  • 368 Pages
  • Literary Criticism, European
  • Series Name: Buchreihe Der Anglia / Anglia Book

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As a highly complex, seemingly inexplicable and extremely shocking phenomenon, school shootings pose a great challenge for societal processes of meaning-making. Analysing a contemporary discourse in which the boundaries between fiction and reality a



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Ever since the 1990s, school shootings have shocked the public in their brutality, their suddenness, and their inexplicability. While film and literature have played a role in the heated debates about so-called copycat crimes, the growing body of fictionalizations of school shootings has been neglected thus far. However, in a discourse in which the boundaries between fiction and reality are increasingly blurred, this book shows how fiction shapes and structures, challenges and disrupts cultural processes of meaning-making. Hence, for a better understanding of the school shooting phenomenon, the relevance of fiction on all levels of discourse construction requires thorough analysis. This book therefore develops a new approach to the role of fiction for contemporary forms of excessive violence. By combining narrative theory with insights from sociology and other disciplines, it provides the means for apprehending and describing the relevance of fiction for contemporary discourses. Furthermore, it provides exemplary analyses of more specific functions of literary and filmic fictionalizations of school shootings between 2000 and 2016.



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Silke Braselmann, Justus-Liebig-University, Gießen, Germany.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.21 Inches (H) x 6.14 Inches (W) x .82 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.25 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 368
Genre: Literary Criticism
Sub-Genre: European
Series Title: Buchreihe Der Anglia / Anglia Book
Publisher: De Gruyter
Theme: English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Format: Paperback
Author: Silke Braselmann
Language: English
Street Date: September 20, 2021
TCIN: 1008645773
UPC: 9783110766059
Item Number (DPCI): 247-13-9886
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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