附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-343) and index.
Introduction: Knowing O.J. -- pt. I. Theory -- 1. O.J. and ritual -- 2. O.J. and politics -- pt. II. News construction -- 3. Press rites and O.J. wrongs: behind the scenes at "Camp O.J." -- 4. Celebrating the process: O.J. and KTLA-TV -- 5. (Re)affirming official sources: O.J. and the Los Angeles Times -- 6. (Il)legitimate transgressions: O.J. and the Los Angeles Sentinel -- pt. III. Audience reception -- 7. Raced ways of seeing O.J. -- 8. Raced ways of seeing O.J. -- revisited -- pt. IV. Conclusions -- 9. O.J. and reality -- App. 1. Page-one O.J. narratives, Los Angeles Times, January 25-October 4, 1995 -- App. 2. Page-one O.J. narratives, Los Angeles Sentinel, January 25-October 5, 1995 -- App. 3. Emerging discussion themes, by group, March 30, 1995 -- App. 4. Emerging discussion themes, by group, August 1, 1995 -- App. 5. Transcript of Primetime text -- App. 6. Transcript of KTLA text -- App. 7. Logistic regression of perceptions about Simpson's innocence or guilt on race, gender, education, family income, interviewer race, and perceptions of criminal justice system bias.
摘要:Darnell M. Hunt goes beyond the obvious explanations of celebrity, scandal and voyeurism to ask why America was so obsessed with the O.J. case, why so many people were interested in particular outcomes, and to examine the implications for race relations in the United States as the new century dawns.
