Playing with Power in Movies, Television, and Video Games
Author | : Marsha Kinder |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 279 |
Release | : 2023-09-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780520912434 |
ISBN-13 | : 0520912438 |
Rating | : 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
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 279 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.