University Press of America
Pages: 300
Trim: 6 x 9
978-0-7618-3040-5 • Paperback • February 2005 • $72.99 • (£56.00)
Theresa Carilli, Professor of Communication at Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, Indiana, holds a Ph.D. in Speech Communication from Southern Illinois University.
Jane Campbell, Professor of English at Purdue University Calumet, Hammond,
Indiana, holds a Ph.D. in English from Northern Illinois University.
Chapter 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
This 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 Reviews