Gender in the media
Niall Richardson, Sadie Wearing
- London : Palgrave Macmillan, c2014.
- v, 142 p. ; 22 cm.
Introduction: Gender and representation -- 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 -- Conclusion.
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.