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Media, Criminal Justice and Mass Culture (revised edition)
Gregg Barak, ed.
(Paperback)
1999, 240 pages
ISBN: 0-911577-37-8
$26.50

This anthology uses the O.J. Simpson murder trial of the 1990s as a catalyst for exploring the intersections of media, race and class, criminal justice and mass culture in America. The chapters include: “People v. Simpson” by Gilbert Geis; “Evidence, Probabilities and Legal Standards: Beyond the O.J. Trial” by Brian Forst; “A Plausible Clinical Diagnosis of the O.J. Case” by Laurence Armand French; “The Social Science Significance of the O.J. Simpson Case” by Steven Barkan; “Slash and Frame” by Jeff Ferrell; “The Real Menace to Society” by Earl Ofari Hutchinson; “The First Cybertrial” by Cecil Greek; “O.J. Simpson and the Trial of the Century?” by Lynn Chancer; “Media, Discourse, and the O.J. Simpson Trial” by Gregg Barak; “On O.J. Simpson, Consumerism, and Hyperreality” by Bruce Arrigo; “Ethnic Expressive Style and American Public Opinion” by E.L. Cerroni-Long; “The Influence of Racial Similarity on the O.J. Simpson Trial” by K.D. Mixon et al.; “Black Protectionism, White Denial and O.J.” by Katheryn Russell; “O.J. Simpson in Black and White and Green” by Risdon Slate; “Demystifying the Third Branch of Government and the O.J. Simpson Case,” by Steve Russell; “Eliminate Private Criminal Defense” by Thomas Bernard; “Race and the O.J. Simpson Verdict” by James Chambers; “Jury Legitimacy and the Continuing Debate” by James Gilbert; “The American Justice System’s Obsession with Punishment” by Stephen Perello, Jr.

"Representing O.J. is an important contribution to the growing body of literature on the cultural significance of criminal justice processes and their representation in the media. It is highly recommended as a personal resource and for classroom use in graduate or upper-level undergraduate courses.” Melissa Hickman Barlow, Violence against Women

“I was able, thanks to the authors of these well-written essays, to see deeper into American society and America’s way of doing justice.” Barbara Sims, Journal of Criminal Justice Education, Spring 1999 This anthology uses the O.J. Simpson murder trial as a catalyst for exploring the intersections of media, race and class, criminal justice and mass culture. Reviewers have declared it "...highly recommended... for classroom use..." (Violence Against Women), and "...sure to promote dialogue in any classroom setting... " (Journal of Criminal Justice Education.)

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