| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 203 pages) |
| Series |
Critical media studies |
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Critical media studies
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Project gender : identity/ies in flux -- The body in question : less than the sum of our parts -- Sexy media : the pornographication of popular culture or just a bit of slap and tickle? -- Women in/and news : the invisible and the profane -- Gender@Internet -- Endpoint |
| Summary |
Gendered Media addresses the broad topic of gender and media, where 'gender' is not simply a shorthand for 'woman' but also embraces masculinitiy/ies, queer, lesbian and gay identities. Karen Ross provides the necessary historical context against which to read recent sex- and gender-based media phenomena such as Big Brother, Terminator, girls' use of mobile phones, women news editors, the Wonderbra generation, the Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin phenomena, and so on. The book is an overview of the various aspects of gender and media in one volume. The book provides introductory overviews to th |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Mass media and sex.
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Sex differences in mass media.
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Sexism in mass media.
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Women in mass media.
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Gender identity in mass media.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Gender Studies.
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Gender identity in mass media
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Mass media and sex
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Sex differences in mass media
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Sexism in mass media
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Women in mass media
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2009036586 |
| ISBN |
1442201045 |
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9781442201040 |
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