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UEL lecturer leads debate on emotional media coverage

Wednesday 6 February 2008

Today’s media coverage is saturated with images of raw emotion – celebrities in meltdown, or dramatic scenes of humiliation and triumph. If we find these images uncomfortable, why do we continue to watch?

On Friday 29 February, University of East London (UEL) lecturer Dr Candida Yates will join a panel of academics and authors at Waterstone's Piccadilly branch for 'Screening Emotion', a timely debate on the impact of media images on our social and emotional well-being. 

Celebrated journalist and broadcaster David Aaronovitch will lead the wide-ranging panel discussion, involving references to reality TV, contemporary cinema, and broadcast journalism.

Dr Yates, Programme Leader for UEL’s BA (Hons) degree in Psychosocial Studies, said: “Over recent years, images capturing raw emotions like envy, love, humiliation and fear have become increasingly widespread in visual media.

“My particular focus is on the topic of male jealousy and its depiction in Hollywood films. Many recent films have featured jealous anti-heroes – a development which links closely to my analysis of the contemporary crisis of masculinity.”

Dr Yates’ new book Masculine Jealousy and Contemporary Cinema is published by Palgrave and available in all good bookshops, as well as at amazon.co.uk and other book-selling websites (ISBN: 978-1-4039-8621-4).

‘Screening Emotion’ will take place at Waterstone’s in Piccadilly on February 29 at 7pm. Tickets are now on sale for £3, redeemable against the price of any relevant books purchase at the event. For further details, contact the branch on 020 7851 2400.

For details and pictures contact Daniel Cherry: 020 8223 2194

Notes to Editors

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