Sensational subjects the dramatization of experience in the modern world

Under what conditions does 'sensation' become 'sensational'? In the early nineteenth century murder was a staple of the sensationalizing popular press and gruesome descriptions were deployed to make a direct impact on the sensations of the reader. By the end of the century, publi...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Jervis, John 1946- (Author)
Resource Type:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London Bloomsbury Academic 2015.
Series:	WISH list.
Subjects:	Postmodernism > Psychological aspects. Experience. Culture > Psychological aspects. Mass media and culture > Psychological aspects. Spectacular, The > Psychological aspects.