Books by Jerry Palmer

It provides contextual analysis through a survey of the different types of contemporary writing about the Great War, through an analysis of changes in the language used to describe combat, and through an analysis of those people whose accounts of the war were either excluded or marginalised.

It provides contextual analysis through a survey of the different types of contemporary writing about the Great War, through an analysis of changes in the language used to describe combat, and through an analysis of those people whose accounts of the war were either excluded or marginalised.

This work is an introduction to the key issues of contemporary news reporting for students of media and journalism. It includes practical case studies of why some items make it into the news and others don't, how sources are used and abused, and what kind of values govern news reporting.

An examination of the role humour plays in many different types of society. Palmer surveys the different approaches to its study - from Freud to anthropology, from literary criticism to biology.

Examines the debate about popular fiction in the last two decades and its position within popular culture, with reference to crime fiction, soap opera, romance and TV sitcoms.