Critical readings : media and gender /
"Critical Readings: Media and Gender provides a lively and engaging introduction to the field of media and gender research, drawing from a wide range of important international scholarship. A variety of conceptual and methodological approaches is used to explore subjects such as: entertainment;...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Maidenhead :
Open University Press,
2004.
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| Series: | Issues in cultural and media studies.
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| Summary: | "Critical Readings: Media and Gender provides a lively and engaging introduction to the field of media and gender research, drawing from a wide range of important international scholarship. A variety of conceptual and methodological approaches is used to explore subjects such as: entertainment; news; grassroots communication; new media texts; institutions; audiences. Topics include: Gender identity and television talk shows; historical portrayals of women in advertising; the sexualization of the popular press; the representation of lesbians on television; the cult of femininity in women's magazines; images of African American women and Latinas in Hollywood cinema; sexual violence in the media; women in popular music; pornography and masculine power; women's relationship to the Internet."--Back cover. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 366 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 033521097X (pbk) |