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Book SynopsisNiall Richardson is Senior Lecturer in Media and Film at the University of Sussex, UK. Sadie Wearing is Lecturer in Gender Theory, Culture and Media at the London School of Economics, UK.
Trade Review"With refreshing clarity and insight, Gender and the Media condenses a body of challenging critical theory with consummate rigour in ways that undergraduates will find both accessible and thought-provoking. Its media case studies, from make-over TV to online dating sites and quality television drama, are timely and illuminating, as the authors examine a range of examples from popular culture to demonstrate the magnitude of the politics at stake. This is an essential text for students seeking both an introduction to key debates surrounding gender and the media, and an understanding of how this powerful conjunction is constructed and experienced in the everyday world." - Deborah Jermyn, Reader in Film and Television, University of Roehampton, UK
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Gender and Representation PART I: QUESTIONS OF THEORY 1. Feminisms 2. Masculinities 3. Beyond the Two Gender System: Queer Theory PART II: MEDIA CASE STUDIES 4. 'Quality' Television Drama 5. The Make-Over Show 6. Celebrity Bodies and Lifestyle Magazines 7. New Media and 'Performing' Gender: Online Dating.
