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What’s behind the media and pop culture’s longstanding fascination with Mormon violence? And how often do they get the story right?
In 1994, Pulp Fiction dazzled audiences with its intricate storylines, cult cast and blackly comic tone. Its legacy is staggering.
‘Baby Reindeer’ raises questions about the effectiveness of content warnings. Viewers may still be vulnerable to secondary trauma, particularly those who have experienced similar violence.
Images of war, violence, suffering and death can have a traumatic impact on those who view them.
In children’s media, pain is depicted alarmingly frequently, usually unrealistically and often violently, but without empathy or help. These images of pain send all the wrong messages.
Video game ‘amoralists’ argue killing in gaming isn’t harmful since no living being is actually hurt. But when it comes to hurting virtual animals, we disagree.
The media presents female victims as culpable for their own brutalisation. For Grace Millane, this meant her sexual preferences were more important than the horror of her death
Parents’ social media sharing about the potentially harmful impact of media on children reflects underlying questions about how to best protect and nurture impressionable minds.
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Adjuct Faculty University of Guelph, Former Chair, Early Childhood Studies and Founder of The Love Model Inc.
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Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Calgary
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PhD Candidate, Sexuality Education, Queen's University, Ontario
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Researcher, De Montfort University
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Lecturer in Human-Computer Interaction, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University
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Associate Head of Early Childhood Studies, University of Guelph-Humber
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Senior Lecturer in Digital Ethics; Deputy Director, Centre for AI and Digital Ethics, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Bath
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Associate Professor of French Studies, Adelaide University
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Academic Status in the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Flinders University
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Professor of Virtual Heritage and Interactive History, Adelaide University
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Senior Lecturer: Game Design & Digital Media, Adelaide University