Introduction : Violence in American popular culture -- Chronology : Violence in American popular culture -- Violence in radio : Bubba the love sponge ; Coast to coast AM ; Anthony Cumia ; James Edwards ; Rush Limbaugh ; Opie and Anthony show, the serial ; Howard Stern ; This American life ; "War of the worlds" -- Violence in film : Alien franchise ; Arab media ; Blaxploitation ; Bollywood ; Bonnie and Clyde ; Coen Brothers films ; Cop films ; Disney films ; Dystopian young adult literature and film ; Fight club ; Gang films ; Global censorship ; Harry Potter books and film series ; Alfred Hitchcock ; Holocaust films ; Depictions of Islam ; Italian films ; Japanese films ; Jaws ; Stanley Kubrick ; Spike Lee ; Mad Max films ; Mafia films ; Natural born killers ; Nollywood ; North Korean films ; Rambo films ; Rape films ; Russian popular culture ; Silent films ; Slasher films ; Star wars franchise ; Superhero films ; Quentin Tarantino ; The Twilight saga ; War films ; Western films ; Zombie films -- Violence in television : American horror story ; Anime ; Breaking bad ; British television ; Buffy the vampire slayer ; Charlie's angels ; China Beach ; Dexter ; Dukes of Hazzard ; Family guy ; Game of thrones ; Hill Street blues ; Law & order ; Lonesome dove ; M*A*S*H ; Mad men ; Mexican wrestling ; Miami vice ; Murder, she wrote ; Professional wrestling ; The Ren & Stimpy show ; Soccer/football hooligans ; The Sopranos ; South Park ; Spanish-language television ; Sports on television ; Star Trek ; 21 Jump Street ; Walking dead ; The X-files -- Music and violence : African gangsta rap ; Blues music ; Broadway musicals ; Classic rock ; Country music ; Dancehall music ; Folk music ; Gangsta rap ; German punk music ; Goth and industrial music ; Hair metal ; Heavy metal ; Hip-hop ; Indian and Pakistani pop music ; Jamaican Reggae music ; Latin American MCs ; Murder ballads ; Music videos ; Narcocorridos ; National anthem ; Protest music worldwide ; Protest songs ; Punk music ; South Korean K-pop -- Violence in literature : Ancient Greek literature and culture ; Brave new world ; Call of the wild ; Catch-22 ; The crucible ; Fahrenheit ; William Faulkner ; Stephen King ; Lord of the flies ; Mexican crime novels ; Toni Morrison ; Native American literature ; Native son ; 1984 ; Edgar Allan Poe ; Scandinavian crime novels ; William Shakespeare ; John Steinbeck ; Their eyes were watching God ; Things fall apart ; To kill a mockingbird ; Uncle Tom's cabin ; Kurt Vonnegut ; Alice Walker -- Violence in video games : Call of duty ; Diablo ; Doom ; Fallout ; Final fantasy ; Global video games ; Grand theft auto ; Half-life ; The legend of Zelda ; Minecraft ; Portal ; Quake ; Super Mario Bros. ; Tomb raider ; World of warcraft.
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This book reviews current and historical examples of violence in film, television, radio, music, music videos, video games, and novels. It sheds light on the scholarship related to violence in popular culture, compares historical and current examples, and offers detailed assessments of violent content in various expressions of popular culture. An appendix of additional resources and primary sources gives readers further tools for deepening their understanding of this issue.