Rumors and violence

Authors

  • Jean-Bruno Renard Paul Valéry University - Montpellier III.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-3729.2006.29.3352

Keywords:

Communication, violence, rumors

Abstract

This article examines the relationship between a specific form of communication, rumor, and violence. Most of the rumors are "black," meaning that they report situations that are, in one way or another, violent: accidents, assaults, penury, scandals, etc. These narrative rumors that are urban legends express in a fanciful way the feeling of insecurity of our day.

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Author Biography

Jean-Bruno Renard, Paul Valéry University - Montpellier III.

Professor of Sociology at Paul Valéry University - Montpellier III.

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Published

2008-04-13

How to Cite

Renard, J.-B. (2008). Rumors and violence. Revista FAMECOS, 13(29), 20–28. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-3729.2006.29.3352

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 29 (2006)

Section

France: Media and Violence

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