Women and Media: International Perspectives

Women and Media: International Perspectives
ISBN-10
0470798475
ISBN-13
9780470798478
Series
Women and Media
Category
Social Science
Pages
232
Language
English
Published
2008-06-09
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Authors
Karen Ross, Carolyn M. Byerly

Description

Comprised of original research in diverse genres and medias,Women and Media: International Perspectives brings togethereight international scholars to explore key issues of thegender-media relation. Provides important insights into how gender is implicated inmedia industries. Address key issues of the gender-media relation, from ananalysis of news media’s coverage of women politicians, tothe marketing of ‘girl power’, to strategizing forequality in newsrooms. Highlights the theme that media have the potential both toreinforce the status quo in power arrangements in society but alsoto contribute to new, more egalitarian ones. Includes an introduction by the editors that carefully maps thecontours of the international struggle between feminists and themedia, section overviews, bibliographies, key terms, and discussionquestions.

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