Media, Gender and Identity: An Introduction

ISBN-13: 9780415396608 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 336 str.

David Gauntlett;Gauntlett David

Opis

This is an accessible introduction to the relationship between media and gender identities today. David Gauntlett draws on recent theories of identity negotiation and queer theory to understand the place of popular media in people's lives.

Spis treści

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