Full Description
Public awareness of bullying has increased tremendously in recent years, largely through its representation in film, television and novels. In popular media targeted towards young readers and viewers, depictions of bullying can present teachable moments and relatable situations.
Written from a variety of perspectives, this collection of new essays offers a broad overview of bullying. The contributors discuss the changing face of bullying in popular media, bullying among females, parents who cyberbully, anti-bullying novels, the phenomenon of a Schadenfreude obsessed culture, and how reality television shapes youth perceptions of what is acceptable aggressiveness.
Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction—Abigail G. Scheg
The Changing Faces of Bullying in Popular Culture: An Historical Account of Research in Bullying—Kulwinder P. Kaur
Bullying Boundaries: How Are Reality Television Programs and School Policies Shaping Youth Perceptions of Acceptable Aggressive Behaviors?—Tamara Girardi
Bullying Bullies: Narratives of Territoriality in American Popular Culture—Eduardo Barros-Grela
The Chocolate War and Anti-Bullying Novels in Popular Culture—Nina Marie Bone
The Power of Praise—Mary-Lynn Chambers
Not Just for the Kids: Parents Who Cyberbully—Abigail G. Scheg
"Fire is catching!" and So Is Bullying: The Hunger Games—Katherine Lashley
Queerness and Bullying in Popular Culture—Kylo-Patrick R. Hart
Swatch Dogs and Plastics: The Codification of Female Bullying—Kasey Butcher
It Gets Better (When You Come Back from the Grave and Kill Them All): Bullying and the Horror Film and the Indeterminacy of the Monster—Fernando Gabriel, Pagnoni Berns, Mariana S. Zárate and Canela Ailen Rodriguez Fontao
Bullying, Quidditch and the Golden Snitch: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone—Chantelle MacPhee
"Carrie White burns in hell": Re-Evaluating Carrie in the Post-Columbine Era—Don Tresca
Dauntless Bullying in Veronica Roth's Divergent—Katherine Lashley
The Post-9/11 John Wayne vs. Bullying: A Tale of a Schadenfreude Obsessed Culture—Kelly F. Franklin
About the Contributors
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