{"product_id":"public-privates-9781496205803","title":"Public Privates","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003ePublic Privates\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on public and private acts and spaces in media to explore the formation of geographies. Situated at the intersections of cultural geography, feminist geography, and media studies, Marcia R. England’s study argues that media both reinforce and subvert traditional notions of public and private spaces through depiction of behaviors and actions within those spheres. Though popular media contribute to the erosion of indistinct edges between spaces, they also frequently reinforce the traditional dualism through particular codings that designate the normed and gendered socio-spatial actions appropriate in each sphere—producing geographical imaginations and behaviors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e England applies her immensely readable construction to a diverse and wide-ranging array of media including \u003ci\u003eBuffy the Vampire Slayer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Fast and the Furious\u003c\/i\u003e, J-Horror, sitcoms, \u003ci\u003eDegrassi\u003c\/i\u003e, and reality TV. By examining the gendered representations of p\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I strongly encourage cultural and feminist geographers to read this book and use it as representative of the work in our discipline. . . . This book is a remarkable achievement, and it made me even more excited about the future of feminist geography and the study of popular culture.\"—Julian Barr, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Cultural Geography\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“With a wealth of examples drawn from comedy, horror, drama, erotica, and reality TV, \u003ci\u003ePublic Privates\u003c\/i\u003e offers a wonderfully comprehensive look at the dichotomy between public and private space and how it is subtly and complexly gendered.”—Paul C. Adams, professor in the Department of Geography and the Environment at the University of Texas at Austin and author of \u003ci\u003eGeographies of Media and Communication \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003ePublic Privates\u003c\/i\u003e presents new insights into the intersection of media, space, and geography. It will further expand the discourse and provide additional avenues of exploration for other geographers wishing to address this topic. The style is quite readable and is easily understandable, making the key themes easy to grasp. It would make a good textbook for upper-division human geography courses, graduate-level courses, and even courses outside geography such as communications and humanities.”—James Craine, professor of geography at California State University, Northridge, and the editor of \u003ci\u003eAether: The Journal of Media Geography\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments    \u003cbr\u003e Introduction    \u003cbr\u003e 1. Welcome to the Hellmouth: Paradoxical Spaces in Buffy the Vampire Slayer    \u003cbr\u003e 2. Home Is Where the Heart Is: Fast and Furious Geographies    \u003cbr\u003e 3. Scared to Death: Spaces of J-Horror    \u003cbr\u003e 4. Visions of Gender: Codings of Televisual Space    \u003cbr\u003e 5. Navigating Degrassi Community School: Socio-Spatial Identities in Degrassi    \u003cbr\u003e 6. Big Brother Is Watching You: Why You Should Be Watching Reality TV    \u003cbr\u003e 7. Kinky Geographies: Sexuality in Mediated Spaces    \u003cbr\u003e 8. Public Privates Exposed: Media, Gender, and Space    \u003cbr\u003e Appendix: Filmography    \u003cbr\u003e Notes    \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography    \u003cbr\u003e Index    \u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409220018519,"sku":"9781496205803","price":35.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781496205803.jpg?v=1730506004","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/public-privates-9781496205803","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}