
Objectification
On the Difference between Sex and Sexism
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 13. August 2020
Book
Hardback
168 pages
978-0-367-19909-8 (ISBN)
Description
This is a concise and accessible introduction into the concept of objectification, one of the most frequently recurring terms in both academic and media debates on the gendered politics of contemporary culture, and core to critiquing the social positions of sex and sexism.
Objectification is an issue of media representation and everyday experiences alike. Central to theories of film spectatorship, beauty fashion and sex, objectification is connected to the harassment and discrimination of women, to the sexualization of culture and the pressing presence of body norms within media. This concise guidebook traces the history of the term's emergence and its use in a variety of contexts such as debates about sexualization and the male gaze, and its mobilization in connection with the body, selfies and pornography, as well as in feminist activism.
It will be an essential introduction for undergraduate and postgraduate students in Gender Studies, Media Studies, Sociology, Cultural Studies or Visual Arts.
Objectification is an issue of media representation and everyday experiences alike. Central to theories of film spectatorship, beauty fashion and sex, objectification is connected to the harassment and discrimination of women, to the sexualization of culture and the pressing presence of body norms within media. This concise guidebook traces the history of the term's emergence and its use in a variety of contexts such as debates about sexualization and the male gaze, and its mobilization in connection with the body, selfies and pornography, as well as in feminist activism.
It will be an essential introduction for undergraduate and postgraduate students in Gender Studies, Media Studies, Sociology, Cultural Studies or Visual Arts.
Reviews / Votes
"Authored by a team of internationally respected scholars, whose research has shaped many of the current debates in gender and sexuality studies, Objectification is one of the first sustained studies to consider the subtle differences between sexualised representation and objectification arguing that, although these concepts may overlap, they are not the same thing. Addressing topics ranging from selfie culture to contemporary trans rights, Objectification makes a timely intervention into media and cultural studies. Written in an accessible style, which is free from academic jargon, this book will be important reading for both academic researchers and students who are new to the subject area."Niall Richardson, Convenor of MA Gender and Media, University of Sussex, UK
"The value of the book lies in its clarification of objectification and its challenge of the long-existing binary view on object and subject. It leaves gender and media students, researchers, and feminists with much to contemplate."
Di Wang, International Journal of Communication
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
10 s/w Abbildungen
10 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Weight
490 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-19909-8 (9780367199098)
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Susanna Paasonen | Feona Attwood | Alan McKee
Objectification
On the Difference between Sex and Sexism
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Susanna Paasonen | Feona Attwood | Alan McKee
Objectification
On the Difference between Sex and Sexism
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08/2020
1st Edition
Routledge
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Susanna Paasonen | Feona Attwood | Alan McKee
Objectification
On the Difference between Sex and Sexism
E-Book
08/2020
1st Edition
Routledge
€44.99
Available for download
Persons
Susanna Paasonen, Feona Attwood, Alan McKee, John Mercer, Clarissa Smith
Author
University of Turku, Finland
Middlesex University London, UK
University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Birmingham City University, UK
Northumbria University, UK
Content
Chapter One: What counts as objectification?; Chapter Two: Male gaze and the politics of representation; Chapter Three: Radical feminism and the objectification of women; Chapter 4: Sex objects and sexual subjects; Chapter Five: Measuring objectification; Chapter Six: What to do with sexualized culture?; Chapter Seven: Beyond the binary; Chapter Eight: Disturbingly lively objects