Crime fiction and moral emotions: How context lures the moral attitudes of viewers and readers

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Crime fiction and moral emotions : How context lures the moral attitudes of viewers and readers . / Grodal, Torben Kragh.

In: Nordic Journal of Media Studies, Vol. 9, 2011, p. 143-157.

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Grodal, TK 2011, 'Crime fiction and moral emotions: How context lures the moral attitudes of viewers and readers ', Nordic Journal of Media Studies, vol. 9, pp. 143-157.

APA

Grodal, T. K. (2011). Crime fiction and moral emotions: How context lures the moral attitudes of viewers and readers . Nordic Journal of Media Studies, 9, 143-157.

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Grodal TK. Crime fiction and moral emotions: How context lures the moral attitudes of viewers and readers . Nordic Journal of Media Studies. 2011;9:143-157.

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Grodal, Torben Kragh. / Crime fiction and moral emotions : How context lures the moral attitudes of viewers and readers . In: Nordic Journal of Media Studies. 2011 ; Vol. 9. pp. 143-157.

Bibtex

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