Routledge International Handbook of Emotions and Media

<p>In times of a worldwide pandemic the election of a new US president MeToo and Fridays for Future to name but a few examples one thing becomes palpable: the emotional impact of media on individuals and society cannot be underestimated. The relations between media people and society are to a great extent based on human emotions. Emotions are essential in understanding how media messages are processed and how media affect individual and social behavior as well as public social life. </p><p>Adopting a thoroughly interdisciplinary approach to the study of emotions in the context of media the second entirely revised and updated edition of <i>Routledge</i> <i>International</i> <i>Handbook of Emotions and Media </i>comprises areas such as evolutionary psychology media psychology media sociology cultural studies media entertainment and political and digital communication. Leading experts from across the globe explore cutting-edge research on the role of emotion in selecting and processing media contents the emotional consequences of media use politics and public emotion emotions in political communication and persuasion as well as emotions in digital interactive and virtual encounters. </p><p>This compelling and authoritative <i>Handbook </i>is an essential reference tool for scholars and students of media communication science media psychology emotion cognitive and social psychology cultural studies media sociology and related fields.</p>