Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-272) and index.
Games, the new lively art -- Monstrous beauty and mutant aesthetics : rethinking Matthew Barney's relation to the horror genre -- Death-defying heroes -- Never trust a snake : WWF wrestling as masculine melodrama -- Exploiting feminism in Stephanie Rothman's Terminal Island -- "You don't say that in English!" : the scandal of Lupe Velez -- "Going bonkers!" : children, play, and Pee-Wee -- "Complete freedom of movement" : video games as gendered play spaces -- "Her suffering aristocratic majesty" : the sentimental value of Lassie.
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Aesthetics-- Social aspects-- United States.
Affect (Psychology)-- United States.
Emotions-- Social aspects-- United States.
Mass media-- Social aspects-- United States.
Mass media-- United States-- Psychological aspects.
Popular culture-- United States-- Psychological aspects.
Popular culture-- United States.
Aesthetics-- Social aspects.
Affect (Psychology)
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