Playing with Power in Movies, Television, and Video Games

Playing with Power in Movies, Television, and Video Games
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 284
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ISBN-10 : 0520912438
ISBN-13 : 9780520912434
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Book Synopsis Playing with Power in Movies, Television, and Video Games by : Marsha Kinder

Download or read book Playing with Power in Movies, Television, and Video Games written by Marsha Kinder and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-09-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do children today learn to understand stories? Why do they respond so enthusiastically to home video games and to a myth like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? And how are such fads related to multinational media mergers and the "new world order"? In assessing these questions, Marsha Kinder provides a brilliant new perspective on modern media.


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