{"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'; The Perception of Digital Games and Mass Media in Germany and Australia","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jens Schroeder\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Peter Lang D\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Peter Lang D\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Media Studies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Lang D","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47602598051991,"sku":"9783631606117","price":8679.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783631606117.webp?v=1775012017","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/killer-games-versus-we-will-fund-violence-the-perception-of-digital-games-and-mass-media-in-germany-and-australia-9783631606117","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}