Women and media : international perspectives

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Women and media : international perspectives

edited by Karen Ross and Carolyn M. Byerly

Blackwell, 2004

  • alk. paper
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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  • Media coverage of sexual violence against women and children / Jenny Kitzinger
  • Exclusion and marginality : portrayals of women in Israeli media / Dafna Lemish
  • Women framed : the gendered turn in mediated politics / Karen Ross
  • The woman warrior : a feminist political economic analysis of crouching tiger, hidden dragon / Ellen Riordan
  • Feminist interventions in newsrooms / Carolyn M. Byerly
  • Working, watching, and waiting : women and issues of access, employment, and decision-making in the media in India / Ammu Joseph
  • "Dangerously feminine?" theory and praxis of women's Alternative Radio / Caroline Mitchell
  • Cyberspace : the new feminist frontier? / Gillian Youngs

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alk. paper ISBN 9781405116084

Description

In the last few decades, feminist media scholars have been active in revealing the complex ways in which the gender - media relation is played out in production, consumption, and reception. From an analysis of news media's coverage of women politicians, through the marketing of "girl power", to strategizing for equality in newsrooms, Women and Media: International Perspectives provides important insights into how gender is integrated in media industries. Bringing together original essays by international scholars that explore key concerns between gender and media, Women and Media conveys the dynamism of this issue. Importantly, the theme that runs through the volume - and which serves to unify these otherwise diverse articles - is that media have the potential both to reinforce the status quo in power arrangements in society and to contribute to new, more egalitarian ones. An ideal teaching tool for students, this lively volume includes part-section overviews, bibliographies, key terms, discussion questions, and an introduction by the editors that carefully maps the contours of the international struggle between feminists and the media.

Table of Contents

AcknowledgmentsNotes on Contributors 1. Introduction: Carolyn Byerly and Karen Ross Part I: Representing And Consuming Women: 2. Sexual Violence in the Media: Representation, Interaction and Discourse: Jenny Kitzinger (Cardiff University)3. Exclusion and Marginality: Portrayals of Women in Israeli Media: Dafna Lemish (Tel Aviv University)4. Women Framed: the Gendered Turn in Mediated Politics: Karen Ross (Coventry University)5. Producing and Consuming 'Woman': Ellen Riordan (Gustavus Adolphus College, Minnesota) Part II Women's Agency In Media Production: 6. Feminist Interventions in Newsrooms: Carolyn M Byerly (University of Maryland)7. Working, Watching and Waiting: Women and Issues of Access, Employment and Decision-Making in the Media in India: Ammu Joseph (Journalist, India)8. Dangerously Feminine? : Theory and Praxis of Women's Alternative Radio: Then and Now: Caroline Mitchell (University of Sunderland)9. Cyberspace: The New Feminist Frontier? : Gillian Youngs (University of Leicester) index
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: pbk ISBN 9781405116091

Description

Comprised of original research in diverse genres and medias, Women and Media: International Perspectives brings together eight international scholars to explore key issues of the gender-media relation. Provides important insights into how gender is implicated in media industries. Address key issues of the gender-media relation, from an analysis of news media's coverage of women politicians, to the marketing of 'girl power', to strategizing for equality in newsrooms. Highlights the theme that media have the potential both to reinforce the status quo in power arrangements in society but also to contribute to new, more egalitarian ones. Includes an introduction by the editors that carefully maps the contours of the international struggle between feminists and the media, section overviews, bibliographies, key terms, and discussion questions.

Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors vii Acknowledgments x 1 Introduction 1 Carolyn M. Byerly and Karen Ross Part I Representing and Consuming Women 9 Introduction 2 Media Coverage of Sexual Violence Against Women and Children 13 Jenny Kitzinger 3 Exclusion and Marginality: Portrayals of Women in Israeli Media 39 Dafna Lemish 4 Women Framed: The Gendered Turn in Mediated Politics 60 Karen Ross 5 The Woman Warrior: A Feminist Political Economic Analysis of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 81 Ellen Riordan Part II Women's Agency in Media Production 105 Introduction 6 Feminist Interventions in Newsrooms 109 Carolyn M. Byerly 7 Working, Watching, and Waiting: Women and Issues of Access, Employment, and Decision-Making in the Media in India 132 Ammu Joseph 8 "Dangerously Feminine?" Theory and Praxis of Women's Alternative Radio 157 Caroline Mitchell 9 Cyberspace: The New Feminist Frontier? 185 Gillian Youngs Index 209

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