Description
| Product ID: | 9781526171887 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Governing Intimacies in the Global South |
| Title: | Worrier State |
| Subtitle: | Risk, Anxiety and Moral Panic in South Africa |
| Authors: | Author: Nicky Falkof |
| Page Count: | 248 |
| Subjects: | Media studies, Media studies, Sociology and anthropology, Media, entertainment, information and communication industries, Sociology & anthropology, Media, information & communication industries, Africa, Republic of South Africa |
| Description: | This book investigates how different cultures of fear manifest in South African social and mainstream media, arguing that fear and other emotions are a critical lens for understanding contemporary life. It discusses the myth of ''white genocide''; so-called ''Satanist'' murders; township urban legends; and white suburban anxieties. This book investigates how different cultures of fear manifest in South African social and mainstream media, arguing that fear and other emotions are a critical lens for understanding contemporary life. It discusses the myth of ‘white genocide’; so-called ‘Satanist’ murders; township urban legends; and white suburban anxieties. -- . |
| Imprint Name: | Manchester University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Manchester University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-06-27 |
