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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis 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 *
Table of ContentsChapter 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
