Suicide in Popular Media and Culture

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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... Read More

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How does pop culture shape what we think and feel about suicide? This vital new book explores the ethics, aesthetics and impact of suicide representation across literature, film, TV, social media, news and more.

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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.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529233469

Publisher: Bristol University Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 17 March 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bristol University Press

Illustration: 8 Tables, black and white; 4 Illustrations, black and white

Contributors:

Contributions by Gary L. Kreps
Contributions by Janet Clare
Contributions by Alessandra Seggi
Contributions by Brennan Thomas
Contributions by Robert Tyler Spradley
Contributions by Farrokh Alemi
Contributions by Elizabeth Spradley
Contributions by Adam Lauver
Contributions by Suzanne Carmack

Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 246

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Education & Reference Grief & Loss Non-Fiction Science & Nature Series: Death and Culture

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.

Suicide in Popular Media and Culture