Communication and Emotion: Essays in Honor of Dolf Zillmann

by Bryant,Jennings

• ISBN13: 9780805840322
• ISBN10: 080584032X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-04-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This collection serves two important functions: it synthesizes theory and research in the vital and vibrant area of communication and emotion, and it highlights the scholarly work and contributions of Dolf Zillmann, the preeminent contributor to this area of inquiry. As one of the most productive and influential scholars in the annals of communication inquiry, Zillmann is well known for his contributions in the areas of communication, emotion, media effects, and aggression. Editors Jennings Bryant, David Roskos-Ewoldsen, and Joanne Cantor have collected groundbreaking essays from scholars active in the field, all of whom studied under or worked with Zillmann during his exemplary career. The contributions included here acknowledge the significance of Zillmann's work and identify many of the intellectual streams that contributed to his scholarship. Utilizing both psychology and communication perspectives, this volume covers the current literature in communication and emotion, with a focus on key theories, media effects, and entertainment theory. As a comprehensive synthesis of theory and research in communication and emotion, it will be of great interest to scholars in communication theory, cognitive and social psychology, and psychophysiology. With a concluding state-of-the-art chapter by Dolf Zillmann himself, this volume offers a thorough and distinctive examination of communication and emotion scholarship, and it will serve as an invaluable resource for current and future generations of scholars.

Table of Contents

Foreword: An Unusual Man	1	(7)
Lawrence Erlbaum
I INTRODUCTION
A Brief Biography and Intellectual History of Dolf Zillmann	7	(24)
Jennings Bryant
David Roskos-Ewoldsen
Joanne Cantor
II ESSENTIAL THEORIES AND CONCEPTS IN COMMUNICATION AND EMOTION
Excitation-Transfer Theory and Three-Factor Theory of Emotion	31	(30)
Jennings Bryant
Dorina Miron
Disposition-Based Theories of Enjoyment	61	(24)
Arthur A. Raney
Mood Management and Selective Exposure	85	(22)
Mary Beth Oliver
Rethinking Empathy	107	(24)
Amy I. Nathanson
Entertainment Theory	131	(24)
Peter Vorderer
Gender Socialization of Horror	155	(24)
Norbert Mundorf
Joanne Mundorf
Exemplars in the News: A Theory of the Effects of Political Communication	179	(18)
Hans-Bernd Brosius
III EMPIRICAL ADVANCES IN MEDIA EFFECTS
Media Violence Effects and Interventions: The Roles of Communication and Emotion	197	(24)
Joanne Cantor
Pornography and Erotica	221	(34)
Dan Brown
Humor and Learning	255	(20)
Patrice A. Oppliger
News Features and Learning	275	(22)
S. Shyam Sundar
What is the Role of Rhetorical Questions in Persuasion?	297	(26)
David R. Roskos-Ewoldsen
Effects of Photography on Issue Perception	323	(26)
Rhonda Gibson
IV EMPIRICAL ADVANCES IN RESEARCH ON MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT
Humor and Mirth	349	(30)
Cynthia M. King
Suspense and Mystery	379	(18)
Silvia Knobloch
Enjoyment of Sports Spectatorship	397	(20)
Arthur A. Raney
Enjoyment and Social Functions of Horror	417	(28)
Ron Tamborini
Enjoyment of Violence	445	(28)
Dorina Miron
Fitness and Excitation	473	(18)
Kristen Harrison
Communication and Emotion in the Context of Music and Music Television	491	(20)
Silvia Knobloch
Norbert Mundorf
Factors in the Appeal of News	511	(22)
Charles F. Aust
V THEORETICAL ADVANCES AND EMERGING PERSPECTIVES
Theory of Affective Dynamics: Emotions and Moods	533	(36)
Dolf Zillmann
Author Index	569	(20)
Subject Index	589