The meaning of race and violence in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Games and Culture

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 264-285

  DeVane, Ben ^a   Squire, Kurt D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Media; Race; Videogames; Violence; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 61049312933     PISSN: 15554120     EISSN: 15554139     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1555412008317308     Document Type: Article

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