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Women and the Media Theresa Carilli

Women and the Media By Theresa Carilli

Women and the Media by Theresa Carilli


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Women and the Media Summary

Women and the Media: Diverse Perspectives by Theresa Carilli

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.

Women and the Media Reviews

This comprehensive collection addresses important issues in gender and media studies, and offers a diversity of perspectives on an international scale. -- Joan Conners, Randolph-Macon College * Communication Research Trends *
All in all, the book offers a much-needed global perspective on current depictions of women in mass media and will be valuable not only for students of journalism and media studies, but also for those pursuing feminist studies and globalization/business. Summing Up: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Lower-/upper-division undergraduates; professionals. -- M.R. Grant, emerita, Wheaton College * CHOICE *

About Theresa Carilli

Theresa Carilli, Professor of Communication at Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, Indiana, holds a Ph.D. in Speech Communication from Southern Illinois University. Jane Campbell, Professor of English at Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, Indiana, holds a Ph.D. in English from Northern Illinois University.

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

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NLS9780761830405
9780761830405
0761830405
Women and the Media: Diverse Perspectives by Theresa Carilli
New
Paperback
University Press of America
2005-02-08
300
N/A
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