Misogyny and Media in the Age of Trump

Edited by Maria B. Marron - Contributions by Ellen Ahlness; Dorothy Bland; Katie Blevins; Leah Hatton Blumenfeld; Alison Fisher Bodkin; James Carviou; Pamela J. Creedon; Jessica Loyet Gracey; Jennifer A. Jackson; Hoon J. Lee; Sarah Lewington; Debra Mason; Yulia S. Medvedeva; Alison Novak; Meredith L. Pruden; Judith P. Roberts; M. N. Roberts; Skye de Saint Felix; Miglena Sternadori; Wendy M. Weinhold; Lauren Wilks and Graeme Wilson

Misogyny 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.

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Pages: 406 • Trim: 6¼ x 9½

978-1-7936-0618-1 • Hardback • December 2019 • $146.00 • (£112.00)

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Series: Communicating Gender

Subjects: Social Science / Women's Studies, Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication Studies

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Misogyny 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.

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Lexington Books

Pages: 406 • Trim: 6¼ x 9½

978-1-7936-0618-1 • Hardback • December 2019 • $146.00 • (£112.00)

978-1-7936-0620-4 • Paperback • October 2021 • $52.99 • (£41.00)

978-1-7936-0619-8 • eBook • December 2019 • $50.00 • (£38.00)

Series: Communicating Gender

Subjects: Social Science / Women's Studies, Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication Studies

Author

Maria B. Marron is professor of journalism and mass communication at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Table of Contents

Preface 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

Reviews

Maria 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

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