| Title |
Sensational subjects : the dramatization of experience in the modern world (President of Pakistan Corner) |
| Sub Title |
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| Author(s) |
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| Call No |
149.97 JER |
| Subject(s) |
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| ISBN |
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| Volume |
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| Publisher Name |
Bloomsbury |
| Publishing Year |
2015 |
| Edition |
1st |
| Pages |
230 |
| Price |
0.00 PKR |
| Text Language |
English |
| Available |
Yes, Accessions:[ F-10278 ] |
| Description |
Under what conditions does 'sensation' become 'sensational'? In the early nineteenth century murder was a staple of the sensationalizing popular press and gruesome descriptions were deployed to make a direct impact on the sensations of the reader. By the end of the century, public concern with the thrills, spills, and shocks of modern life was increasingly articulated in the language of sensation. Media sensationalism contributed to this process and magnified its impact, just as sensation was, i |
| Keywords |
Postmodernism-Psychological aspects; President of Pakistan Corner |