The following annotated bibliography comprises articles and books pertaining to video game violence—specifically, research concerning Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto (GTA). I can by no means argue for the completeness of this bibliography, for the scholarship on media violence is vast and continues to grow alongside a dynamic media. The works on this bibliography represent several viewpoints concerning media violence’s effects on children and pulls from several disciplines ranging from art studies to criminology. While this bibliography cannot encompass every aspect of media violence, it has attempted to provide a selection of articles and books pertinent to video game violence as it relates to one overarching question: Does the violent acts evident in GTA have a causal relationship to youth crime later in the life course? I have chosen GTA because it has become the symbol for depicting the threat of media violence in recent years and has been an interest of many media scholars. Furthermore, GTA provides an excellent script for my own research as it focuses on the pursuit of the American dream.
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