Reality on circulation – School shootings, ritualised communication, and the dark side of the sacred
Journal Title: ESSACHESS - Journal for Communication Studies - Year 2011, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
In this article, we will examine the ritualised dynamics of communication that emerged around the killer material on YouTube produced in four school shootings in the United States and in Finland: Columbine in 1999, Virginia Tech in 2007, Jokela in 2007, and Kauhajoki in 2008. The scope of the article is media anthropological. The dynamics of the dark digital encounters celebrating violence and misanthropy are discussed through the ideas of French social theorist Georges Bataille (1897–1962) on the constitution of the social through ritualised use of visual representations of violence and torture.
Authors and Affiliations
Johanna SUMIALA| Docent, Department of Social Research/Media and Communication Studies, University of Helsinki, Finlande, Minttu TIKKA| Project researcher, Department of Social Research/Media and Communication Studies, University of Helsinki, Finlande
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