Media, Gender and Identity
An Introduction
2nd Edition
Published on 31. March 2008
Book
Hardback
336 pages
978-0-415-39660-8 (ISBN)
Description
Popular media present a vast array of stories about women and men. What impact do these images and ideas have on people's identities?
The new edition of Media, Gender and Identity is a highly readable introduction to the relationship between media and gender identities today. Fully revised and updated, including new case studies and a new chapter, it considers a wide range of research and provides new ways for thinking about the media's influence on gender and sexuality.
David Gauntlett discusses movies such as Knocked Up and Spiderman 3, men's and women's magazines, TV shows, self-help books, YouTube videos, and more, to show how the media play a role in the shaping of individual self-identities.
The book includes:
a comparison of gender representations in the past and today, from James Bond to Ugly Betty
an introduction to key theorists such as Judith Butler, Anthony Giddens and Michel Foucault
an outline of creative approaches, where identities are explored with video, drawing, or Lego bricks
a Companion Website with extra articles, interviews and selected links, at: www.theoryhead.com.
The new edition of Media, Gender and Identity is a highly readable introduction to the relationship between media and gender identities today. Fully revised and updated, including new case studies and a new chapter, it considers a wide range of research and provides new ways for thinking about the media's influence on gender and sexuality.
David Gauntlett discusses movies such as Knocked Up and Spiderman 3, men's and women's magazines, TV shows, self-help books, YouTube videos, and more, to show how the media play a role in the shaping of individual self-identities.
The book includes:
a comparison of gender representations in the past and today, from James Bond to Ugly Betty
an introduction to key theorists such as Judith Butler, Anthony Giddens and Michel Foucault
an outline of creative approaches, where identities are explored with video, drawing, or Lego bricks
a Companion Website with extra articles, interviews and selected links, at: www.theoryhead.com.
Reviews / Votes
Praise for the first edition:"Gauntlett's optimism is infectious, the subject matter engaging, and, as a result, the book is difficult to put aside. It is a thoroughly pleasurable introduction to the ties between self-identities and representations of gender in media." - Anne E. Lincoln in Journal of Consumer Culture (2003)
"Brings the theory of popular culture to the widest possible audience ... Delightful and provocative." - Charlie Peverett of HERO (2002)
"The value of Gauntlett's work is his engagement with feminism and issues of masculinity in ways which...appeal to students." - Nic Groombridge, St Mary's University College
More details
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
7 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 4 s/w Tabellen
4 Tables, black and white; 7 Halftones, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
669 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-39660-8 (9780415396608)
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08/2002
Routledge
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Person
David Gauntlett is Professor of Media and Communications at the University of Westminster, London. He is the author of several books on media audiences and identities, including Moving Experiences (1995, 2005) and Creative Explorations (2007). He produces Theory.org.uk, the award-winning website on media, gender and identity.
Content
1. Introduction 2. Some background debates 3. Representations of gender in the past 4. Representations of gender today 5. Giddens, modernity and self-identity 6. Michel Foucault: discourses and lifestyles 7. Queer theory and fluid identities 8. Men's magazines and modern masculinities 9. Women's magazines and female identities 10. Directions for living: Role models and self-help discourses 11. Exploring identity stories 12. Conclusions