Journal of
Media and Communication Studies

  • Abbreviation: J. Media Commun. Stud.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2545
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMCS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 232

Full Length Research Paper

Desensitization of the Lebanese audience to the portrayal of violence on Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad: A case study

Tamara Noelle Alicia Abi-Khalil
  • Tamara Noelle Alicia Abi-Khalil
  • Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain.
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  •  Received: 06 January 2020
  •  Accepted: 11 February 2020
  •  Published: 31 March 2020

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