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Product Identifiers

PublisherSAGE Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-101412974410

ISBN-139781412974417

eBay Product ID (ePID)102824000

Product Key Features

Number of Pages688 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameGender, Race, and Class in Media : a Critical Reader

SubjectCommunication Studies, Media Studies, Sociology / General, Industries / Media & Communications, General, Popular Culture

Publication Year2010

TypeTextbook

AuthorJean Mcmahon Humez

Subject AreaSocial Science, Language Arts & Disciplines, Business & Economics

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight38.1 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width7 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number3

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2010-037257

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal302.230973

SynopsisFrom gender issues in Desperate Housewives, to race in Ugly Betty, gender biases in video games, and portrayals of the American family in Extreme Makeover, to analyzes of new genres like fandom and social media - no other book is so successful in engaging students in critical media scholarship. By encouraging students to critically analyze those media they already interact with for pleasure, and by editing the articles, Gail Dines and Jean Humez are able to make sophisticated concepts and theories accessible and interesting to undergraduate students., An authoritative yet extremely accessible collection of edited original essays and reprinted articles that provide a comprehensive, critical introduction to mass media studies, Sparking students interest in contemporary media scholarship Incisive analyses of mass media - including such forms as reality television, dramatic series, sitcoms, advertising, childrens media, video games, pornography, and new genres like fandom and social media - enable this provocative new edition of Gender, Race, and Class in Media to engage students in critical media scholarship. Issues of power related to gender, race, class, and sexuality are integrated into a wide range of articles examining the economic and cultural implications of media as institutions, including the political economy of media, textual analysis, and media consumption., Incisive analyses of mass media including such forms as talk shows, MTV, the Internet, soap operas, television sitcoms, dramatic series, pornography, and advertising enable this provocative third edition of Gender, Race and Class in Media to engage students in critical mass media scholarship. Issues of power related to gender, race, and class are integrated into a wide range of articles examining the economic and cultural implications of mass media as institutions, including the political economy of media production, textual analysis, and media consumption. Throughout, Gender, Race and Class in Media examines the mass media as economic and cultural institutions that shape our social identities, especially in regard to gender, race, and class. A comprehensive introductory section outlines the book's integrated approach to media studies, which incorporates three distinct but related areas of investigation: the political economy of production, textual analysis, and audience response. More than three quarters of the readings are new to this Third Edition, and all have been edited for maximum accessibility. Together with new section introductions by Dines and Humez, the readings provide a comprehensive critical introduction to mass media studies.

LC Classification NumberP96.S452