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[ecrea] new book: Gendered Media

Sat Dec 12 11:17:38 GMT 2009




gendered media:

WOMEN, MEN, AND IDENTITY POLITICS





                                                        By KAREN ROSS


ABOUT THE BOOK



Gendered Media addresses the broad topic of gender and media, where 'gender' is not simply a shorthand for 'woman' but also embraces masculinity/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, third wave feminism and the Hillary Clinton/Sarah Palin phenomenon.

The book provides an insightful discussion of the ways in which personal identifiers such as woman, man and sexuality are cross-cut by other attributes such as age, ethnicity and disability and thrown into the media mix. In this way, the book engages with the complexity and contradictions of media representations of the constructed idea of women, men and gender. It goes on to consider the ways in which mainstream media?s fascination with stereotyping is being challenged by digital technologies, the internet and the development of Web 2.0 and beyond.







PRAISE FOR THE BOOK



"An accessible and lively overview of current thinking in this broad field of research from a writer who knows her own mind. The book shows a passionate commitment to feminist activism while also tracing the contradictory messages of 21st century media cultures in the English speaking world."? Jane Arthurs, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK.



?With this book, Karen Ross has proven once again that she is one of our most engaged and articulate authors on gender and media. She argues convincingly that classic feminist issues of sexuality and representation need to be reinvented and addressed to counter current cultural clichés that mistakenly suggest a crisis of masculinity and the liberation of femininity. A revealing read for students and an inspiring agenda for fellow scholars.? ? Liesbet van Zoonen, Loughborough University, UK; Erasmus University, NL.







ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Karen Ross is professor of media and public communication at the University of Liverpool.
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2009 ö 212 pagesö Cloth ISBN 978-0-7425-5406-1 ö List Price $49.95 ö Discount price $39.96

*Offer expires March 1, 2010 and may not be combined with other offers or discounts.



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Karen Ross

Professor of Media and Public Communication

 and Associate Dean

Department of Communication and Media

University of Liverpool

Roxby Building

Liverpool L69 7ZT, UK

mob: 07798 884110

office: 0151 794 2310

e: <mailto:(rossk /at/ liverpool.ac.uk)>(rossk /at/ liverpool.ac.uk)

Editor, Communication, Culture & Critique: <http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/cccr>http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/cccr

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