‘Killer Games’ Versus ‘We Will Fund Violence’ - The Perception of Digital Games and Mass Media in Germany and Australia (Hardcover, New edition)

While 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 Kultur 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.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang Ag
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	March 2011
First published:	2011
Authors:	Jens Schroeder
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	350
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-3-631-60611-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > General Books > Social sciences > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > General
LSN:	3-631-60611-7
Barcode:	9783631606117

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