[ecrea] New Book - Gender and Media. Representing, Producing, Consuming

  Gender and Media


    Representing, Producing, Consuming


        By *Tonny Krijnen
        <http://www.routledge.com/books/search/author/tonny_krijnen/>*,
        *Sofie Van Bauwel
        <http://www.routledge.com/books/search/author/sofie_van_bauwel/>*

Routledge – 2015

Why do some TV genres have the label feminine or masculine? Why do we
worry about boys playing video games too much while girls play just as
often? Is the TV show /Sex and the City/ empowering or not? Why are
recent television shows like /Desperate Housewives/ post-feminist
television?

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/Gender and Media/ explores these and other complex questions by
offering a critical overview of the contemporary debates and discussions
surrounding gender and mediated communication, and by providing
student’s with an overview of the current academic research on these
topics.

The book is divided into three parts: representing, producing, and
consuming with each section made up of three chapters. The first chapter
of each section attempts to answer the most basic questions: ‘Who is
represented?’, ‘Who produces what?’ and ‘Who consumes what?’. The second
chapter of each section draws attention to the complexity of the
relationship between gender and media, concentrating on the "why." The
third and final chapter of each section addresses the latest debates in
the fields of media and gender, adding a vital layer of understanding of
the topic at hand.

This process is aided by text boxes, which provide some additional
information on the most important concepts and topics and exercises,
which help bridge the gap between theory and everyday life media practices.

This will be an ideal textbook for students studying gender and media,
and for general courses on gender studies, sociology, cultural studies
and women’s studies.

http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415695411/

*Reviews*

"Gender is the most confoundingly difficult thematic of our times. How
can we enjoy all kinds of gendered media content (often not even
intended for our personal 'gender') and know that we are being
disciplined at the very same time? Krijnen and Van Bauwel manage to do
justice to both aspects and take into account the vastly changed media
landscape of earlier gender and media studies. A joy to read and a
wake-up call at the very same time for both dyed-in-the-wool media
researchers and for those wanting an introduction to this field. /Gender 
and Media: Representing, Producing, Consuming /comes highly recommended!"

*Joke Hermes, Professor of Practice Based Research in Media, Culture and 
Citizenship, Inholland University*

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"This is one of those rare things, a book about gender and media which
provides an intelligent critique of the main debates about this tricky
relationship and does that in a student-friendly way, exploring the ways 
in which gender intervenes in processes of production, representation 
and consumption."

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Karen Ross, Professor of Media, Northumbria University

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