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A So-Called “Agent of Chaos”: James Eagan Holmes, Theater Violence, and the Myth of White Exceptionalism
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April 24, 2017 Caetlin Benson-Allott / Georgetown University 2 comments

In this column, Caetlin Benson-Allott argues that the reaction to James Eagan Holmes’ 2012 shooting in an Aurora, Colorado theater was driven by white privilege and an ahistorical view on theater shootings in general.

**“I Just Expect There To Be Some Trouble”: Boyz N the Hood and Racialization of Cinema Violence**
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February 27, 2017 Caetlin Benson-Allott / Georgetown University One comment

In this article, Caetlin Benson-Allott focuses on the racist backlash to incidents of violence surrounding the release of Boyz N the Hood and other films such as New Jack City and Do The Right Thing

“Warriors, Come Out to Play”: Considering the Role of Films in Moral Panics about Cinema Violence
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November 28, 2016 Caetlin Benson-Allott / Georgetown University 12 comments

In this column, Caetlin Benson-Allott argues that the moral panic following the 1979 release of The Warriors was the result of latent, coded racism on the part of both the media and the public.

A So-Called “Agent of Chaos”: James Eagan Holmes, Theater Violence, and the Myth of White Exceptionalism Caetlin Benson-Allott / Georgetown University

“I Just Expect There To Be Some Trouble”: Boyz N the Hood and Racialization of Cinema Violence Caetlin Benson-Allott / Georgetown University

“Warriors, Come Out to Play”: Considering the Role of Films in Moral Panics about Cinema Violence Caetlin Benson-Allott / Georgetown University

A So-Called “Agent of Chaos”: James Eagan Holmes, Theater Violence, and the Myth of White Exceptionalism
Caetlin Benson-Allott / Georgetown University

**“I Just Expect There To Be Some Trouble”: Boyz N the Hood and Racialization of Cinema Violence**
Caetlin Benson-Allott / Georgetown University

“Warriors, Come Out to Play”: Considering the Role of Films in Moral Panics about Cinema Violence
Caetlin Benson-Allott / Georgetown University