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Book SynopsisMisogyny and Media in the Age of Trump argues that misogyny has increased in the United States under President Trump and that although women’s experiences under misogyny are by no means universal, patriarchal social and institutional systems facilitate gender-based hostility. Systemic misogyny and power inequities are at the root of male-on-female bullying, the bullying and harassment of non-hegemonic males and other minorities as well as sexual harassment, rape, and even murder. Given the prevalence of misogyny, and its deep rootedness in religion, it is argued that the social contract needs to be rewritten in order to have a just, gender- and race-equitable society. Misogyny creates a clash of cultures between men and women, hegemonic and non-hegemonic males, feminists and INCELS, the powerful and the oppressed, natives and marginalized minorities, the conservative and the liberal/progressive.
This book explores misogyny across media ranging from political and editorial cartoons to news, sport, film, television, social media (especially Twitter), and journalistic organizations that address gender inequities. The authors argue that the current era of conservative populism ushered in by President Donald Trump and the Republicans constitute the social-cultural and political environment that have given rise to the #MeToo Movement and Fourth Wave Feminism.
Trade ReviewMaria Marron assembled a rich group of scholars who offer a deep examination of how misogyny and media intersect during a tumultuous time in American culture and politics. The works in this book offer a range of topics, perspectives, and methods for thinking more deeply about how an ingrained contempt for women permeates and influences our society. I especially appreciate Marron’s recommendations for rectifying misogyny, which is an essential part of the conversation. -- Dustin Harp, University of Texas at Arlington
Table of ContentsPreface and Introduction
Maria B. Marron
Part I: Misogyny in the 21
st Century
Chapter 1: Under His Eye: Mediated Misogyny in the Era of Global Conservative Populism
Meredith L. Pruden
Chapter 2: Situating the Fourth Wave of Feminism in Popular Media Discourses
Miglena Sternadori
Chapter 3: #MeToo, Tacit Consent, and the Social Contract: Social Activism and Civil Disobedience in the 21
st Century
Hoon J. Lee
Chapter 4: The Demographics of Misogyny
Jessica Loyet Gracey
Chapter 5: Female Misogyny and Political Power
Leah Hutton Blumenfeld
Part II: Misogyny and #MeToo
Chapter 6: From #YesAllWomen to #MeToo: Identifying Media Preferences in Online Feminist Movements
Lauren Wilks
Chapter 7: #MeToo and Civic Debate: The Cultivation of Toxic Masculinity in Twitter Discourse
Jennifer A. Jackson and James Carviou
Chapter 8: #MeToo: Revealing Misogyny, One Post at a Time
Sarah Lewington
Chapter 9: Movements in Marginalized Spaces: How Native Media Give Momentum to #MeToo in Indigenous Communities
Ellen Ahlness
Part III: Misogyny, Media, and Religion
Chapter 10: Mediated Misogyny through the Millennia: The Ancient and Religious Roots of Hating Women
Debra Mason
Chapter 11: The Power of Accepting One’s Own Subjugation: Why Mormon Women Stay Mormon
M. N. Roberts
Chapter 12: The #MeToo Movement Encourages Women Evangelicals to Fight for Equality
Judith P. Roberts
Part IV: Misogyny and Media: The U.S. Perspective
Chapter 13: News Media: Female Journalists Address Misogyny: JAWS, AWSM, and Riotrrrs
Pamela J. Creedon and Yulia S. Medvedeva
Chapter 14: News Media: Silencing Sexual Assault: A Rhetorical Analysis of the Misogynistic Media Coverage of Sexual Assault Cases
Skye de Saint Felix
Chapter 15: Sport: #TakeAKnee and the Intersection of Toxic Masculinity and Race
Katie Blevins
Chapter 16: Cartoons: Exploring Misogyny and Women’s Representation in Editorial and Political Cartoons
Dorothy Bland
Chapter 17: TV: #MeToo, Moonves, and Media Misogyny: A Leadership Crisis in the Television Industry
Alison Novak
Chapter 18: TV: “Welcome to Hell”: The Rhetorical Strategies of SNL’s #MeToo Satire
Wendy M. Weinhold and Alison Fisher Bodkin
Chapter 19: TV: “A Demented Declaration of Love”: The Deconstruction of Rape Culture in Netflix’s Jessica Jones
Graeme Wilson
About the Editor
About the Contributors
