Media marathoning : immersions in morality /

Media marathoning : immersions in morality /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Perks, Lisa Glebatis, 1980-
Imprint:	Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2014.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Television viewers. Television broadcasting -- Social aspects. Television addiction. Television addiction. Television broadcasting -- Social aspects. Television viewers. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11405021

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ISBN:	9780739196755 0739196758 9780739196748 073919674X
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Media Marathoning analyzes readers' focused engagement with story worlds. Drawing from qualitative studies of marathoners and textual analysis of commonly marathoned stories, this book presents a holistic look at the rewards, costs, and values that course through many marathoners' experiences to chart the cultural implications of media marathoning.
Other form:	Print version: Perks, Lisa Glebatis, 1980- Media marathoning 9780739196748
Standard no.:	ebc1899500

Table of Contents:

A walk through the wardrobe
Behavioral patterns
Emotional involvement
Cognitive involvement
Equipment for living morally
Technocrat villain
Ordinary hero
Puppeteer
Unlikely alliance
Love and friendships
The untenable position
Moral ambiguity
Postmodern immersion and interactivity.