Reel Violence: Popular Culture and Concerns about Capital Punishment in Contemporary American Society

Roberta M. Harding

doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199272235.003.0021

Reel Violence: Popular Culture and Concerns about Capital Punishment in Contemporary American Society

Roberta M. Harding

Rosenberg College of Law

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Abstract

This chapter examines how popular culture might have contributed towards the shift in the public's attitude towards death penalty sentencing and execution patterns in the United States. It analyses the films Dead Man Walking and The Green Mile and explains some of the capital punishment issues to which the viewers are exposed. It suggests that both films instruct their respective audiences about fairness and the death penalty, an issue that strikes a chord with most people.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Law and Popular Culture
ISBN (Electronic)	9780191699603
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199272235.003.0021
State	Published - Mar 22 2012

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Keywords

Dead man walking
Death penalty
Execution patterns
Motion pictures
Popular culture
The green mile

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Social Sciences

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Reel Violence: Popular Culture and Concerns about Capital Punishment in Contemporary American Society

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