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| ISBN | 9780230284739 |
| Publication Date | May 2014 |
| Formats | Paperback Ebook |
| Publisher | Palgrave |
| Series | Key Concerns in Media Studies |
A lively and accessible guide to contemporary debates in the study of gender and the media, introducing the key areas of discussion within feminism, masculinity and queer theory, and demonstrating how these cultural paradigms can be applied to a variety of media texts, including television drama, make-over shows, magazines and digital cultures.
Introduction: Gender and Representation
PART I: QUESTIONS OF THEORY
1. Feminisms
2. Masculinities
3. Beyond the Two Gender System: Queer Theory
PART II: MEDIA CASE STUDIES
4. 'Quality' Television Drama
5. The Make-Over Show
6. Celebrity Bodies and Lifestyle Magazines
7. New Media and 'Performing' Gender: Online Dating
"With refreshing clarity and insight, Gender and the Media condenses a body of challenging critical theory with consummate rigour in ways that undergraduates will find both accessible and thought-provoking. Its media case studies, from make-over TV to online dating sites and quality television drama, are timely and illuminating, as the authors examine a range of examples from popular culture to demonstrate the magnitude of the politics at stake. This is an essential text for students seeking both an introduction to key debates surrounding gender and the media, and an understanding of how this powerful conjunction is constructed and experienced in the everyday world." - Deborah Jermyn, Reader in Film and Television, University of Roehampton, UK
