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Pulp Fiction and the Culture of Violence
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Pulp Fiction and the Culture of Violence

Abstract

Exploring the intersection of entertainment, politics, and pedagogy, Henry Giroux analyzes some recent films as popular cultural texts, arguing that the cinematic violence and racist stereotypes portrayed are inextricably linked to what has been called the rising culture of violence in the United States. Offering a schematic definition of different representations of violence in film, particularly focusing on what he refers to as the …

Authors

Giroux H

Journal

Harvard Educational Review, Vol. 65, No. 2, pp. 299–315

Publisher

Harvard Education Publishing Group

Publication Date

July 1, 1995

DOI

10.17763/haer.65.2.4032133560105811

ISSN

0017-8055

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Fields of Research (FoR)

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)