Suicide in Popular Media and Culture - (Death and Culture) by Mike Alvarez & Warren Bareiss & Jolane Flanigan (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Popular media is a powerful mirror and maker of meaning around suicide.

This book brings together scholars from across disciplines to examine how suicide is mythologised, politicised and challenged across film, TV, young adult literature, digital platforms, online communities, and more. From news coverage of celebrity suicide to social media interventions with at-risk youth, this wide-ranging collection explores suicide's intersections with class, gender, chronic illness and cultural identity.

Bridging academic analysis and lived realities, this volume offers vital tools for understanding, teaching and reimagining how suicide circulates in the stories we consume and create.

About the Author

M. F. Alvarez is Assistant Professor of Communication at the University of New Hampshire and the author of three previous books.

Warren J. Bareiss is Professor of Communication at the University of South Carolina Upstate.

Jolane Flanigan is Professor of Communication Studies at Rocky Mountain College and a licensed mental health counsellor.