Blar i forfatter Master's theses in peace and conflict transformation "Pötzsch, Holger"
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Virtuous wars and virtual enemies. The construction of self, other, and conflict in Black Hawk Down and other mass media representations
Pötzsch, Holger (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2005-06-07)The present thesis looks at the relationship between cultures, mass media representations, war, and peace. The main research question is how self, other, and conflict are presented in artefacts of contemporary US popular culture - war and action movies in particular - and what impact such representations have on the attitudes, conceptualisations, and, ultimately, the behaviour of individuals and ...