{"product_id":"killer-games-versus-we-will-fund-violence-the-perception-of-digital-games-and-mass-media-in-germany-and-australia-9783631606117","title":"‘Killer Games’ Versus ‘We Will Fund Violence’:","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile the assessment of digital games in Germany is framed by a high-culture critique, which regards them as an ‘illegitimate’ activity, they are enjoyed by a wider demographic as a ‘legitimate’ pastime in Australia. The book analyses the social history of digital gaming in both countries and relates it to their socio-cultural traditions. Concerning social history, Australia almost depicts an inverse mirror image of Germany. Its foundational dynamics, closely associated with different egalitarianisms, led to a different form of distinction than in Germany – a country whose national self-conception was closely related to groups which perpetuated an idealistic notion of \u003ci\u003eKultur\u003c\/i\u003e and later integrated it into a rigid class system. The book not only demonstrates how the discourses on games follow long-established patterns of rejection and approval of mass media but also regard them as an access to the inner workings of both societies. How the games are perceived tells us a lot about German and Australian identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents: German identity – German history – Australian identity – Australian history – Distinction – Mass culture – Popular culture – Mass media – Digital games – Videogames – Game history – Game discourses – Media history – Cinema – Radio – Television – Kultur – Zivilisation – Egalitarianism – Bushman – Norbert Elias – Pierre Bourdieu – Gerhard Schulze – Theodor W. Adorno – Frankfurt School.","brand":"Peter Lang AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51044210114903,"sku":"9783631606117","price":48.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9783631606117.jpg?v=1750960873","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/killer-games-versus-we-will-fund-violence-the-perception-of-digital-games-and-mass-media-in-germany-and-australia-9783631606117","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}