PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Giroux, Henry
TI  - Pulp Fiction <em>and the Culture of Violence</em>
AID  - 10.17763/haer.65.2.4032133560105811
DP  - 1995 Jul 01
TA  - Harvard Educational Review
PG  - 299--315
VI  - 65
IP  - 2
4099  - http://harvardeducationalreview.org/content/65/2/299.short
4100  - http://harvardeducationalreview.org/content/65/2/299.full
SO  - herp1995 Jul 01; 65
AB  - Exploring the intersection of entertainment, politics, and pedagogy, Henry Giroux analyzes some recent films as popular cultural texts, arguing that the cinematic violence and racist stereotypes portrayed are inextricably linked to what has been called the rising culture of violence in the United States. Offering a schematic definition of different representations of violence in film, particularly focusing on what he refers to as the "hyper-real" violence of Pulp Fiction, Giroux challenges educators to engage critically the pedagogical and political implications of popular culture with students and others.