Description

Women and the Media: Diverse Perspectives is an innovative collection of 19 descriptive and empirical articles examining media depictions and highlighting significant contributions. This anthology has a cultural focus and addresses issues of race, ethnicity, class, and sexuality. With this book, the editors initiate a global dialogue about women and the media, broaden an insular American perspective, and contribute to a growing body of scholarship.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 List if Illustrations
Chapter 2 List of Figures
Chapter 3 Acknowledgments
Chapter 4 Introduction
Chapter 5 PART ONE: COMMODIFYING AND EXOTICIZING THE FEMALE BODY: The Male Gaze in India's Television Commercials: Abhik Roy; The Israeli Womb: Images of Gendered Nationalism in the Israeli Press: Orly Shachar; Lesbians in Film: An Examination of
Chapter 6 PART TWO: STEREOTYPICAL DEPICTIONS: Safety and Restriction: The Construction of Black Women's Sexuality in Essence Magazine: Gloria Gadsen; Press Coverage and Awareness of Gender Equality Issues in Japan: Shinichi Saito and Reiko Ish
Chapter 7 PART THREE: PROTRAYALS OF POLTICAL ACTIVISM: Butterflies and Boobs: Ecofeminine Complicity (or How to Manufacture and Environmental Pin Up Girl):
Tina Richardson and Audrey Vanderford; Performing Politics: Media Aesthetics for Women in Politic
Chapter 8 PART FOUR: MEDIA PIONEERS: Joan Ganz Cooney: The Children's Television Workshop:
Margaret Finucane; Frances Benjamin Johnston: Mother of Photojournalism: Cynthia Lont; Recontextualizing the "Change:" Rhetorical and Performative Construct
Chapter 9 Bibliography
Chapter 10 Index
Chapter 11 About the Contributors
Chapter 12 About the Editors

Product details

Published Feb 08 2005
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 300
ISBN 9780761830405
Imprint University Press of America
Dimensions 227 x 154 mm
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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