Gender in the media

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Title:

Gender in the media

Author:

Richardson, Niall, author.

ISBN:

9780230284739

Personal Author:

Richardson, Niall, author.

Physical Description:

v, 142 pages ; 22 cm.

Series:

Key concerns in media studies

Contents:

Feminisms -- Masculinities -- Beyond the two-gender system: queer theory -- Gender and post-feminist television drama -- The make-over show -- Celebrity bodies and lifestyle magazines -- New media and 'performing' gender: online dating.

Abstract:

Introduces students to key contemporary issues in study of gender and media. Integrating cultural theory with text-based criticism, Gender in the Media analyses recent debates in feminist cultural theory, masculinity studies and queer theory, before applying these cultural paradigms to critical readings in relevant media contexts.

Subject Term:

Sex role in mass media.

Mass media and culture.

Mass media and culture. (OCoLC)fst01011339

Sex role in mass media. (OCoLC)fst01114652

Added Author:

Wearing, Sadie,

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This lively and engaging text introduces students to the key contemporary issues in the study of gender and the media. Integrating cultural theory with text-based criticism, Gender in the Media analyses recent debates in feminist cultural theory, masculinity studies and queer theory, before applying these cultural paradigms to critical readings in relevant media contexts.

Richardson and Wearing address a wide range of new media texts and topics, covering television dramas, make-over shows, life-style magazines, internet dating and more. Critical, current and far-reaching, this book is invaluable for all students of media and gender studies, as well as for anyone interested in gender representation in different media forms.