Media, Religion and Gender: Key Issues and New Challenges

ISBN-13: 9780415504720 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 214 str.

Mia L. Vheim

Opis

This book offers a systematic exploration of the role that gender plays when religion, media use and values in contemporary society interact. The collection draws together some of the best thinking on the topic and provides a platform for teaching and research. The chapters represent some of the best and most up-to-date scholarship on media and religion from a gender perspective. They include case studies drawn from a variety of countries and contexts, and show the range of theoretical perspectives and empirical material in current work. The volume discusses key concepts in gender theory and shows how these can be applied to research in religion and media, as well as outling new areas and challenges for the future. Students studying media, religion and gender at advanced level will find this a valuable resource, as will scholars and researchers working in this important and growing field.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Gender - a Blind Spot in Media, Religion and Culture? Mia Lövheim  2. Media and Religion through the Lens of Feminist and Gender Theory Mia Lövheim  3. Revealing the Feminist Orientation in the Methodologies of the Media, Religion, and Culture Field Lynn Schofield Clark and Grace Chiou  4. Material Witnesses: Women and the Mediation of Christianity Pamela E. Klassen and Kathryn Lofton  5. Occupying Pews, Missing in News: Women, Religion and Journalism Joyce Smith  6. Danish Female Fans Negotiating Romance and Spirituality in The Twilight Saga Line Nybro Petersen  7. Lwa Like Me: Gender, Sexuality and Vodou Online Alexandra Boutros  8. Infertility, Blessings, and Head Coverings: Mediated Practices of Jewish Repentance Michele Rosenthal  9. Claiming Religious Authority: Muslim Women and New Media Anna Piela  10. Meanings and Masculinities Curtis Coats and Stewart Hoover  11. "Saving Grace": Television with "Something More" Diane Winston  12. Digital Storytelling: Empowering Feminist and Womanist Faith Formation with Young Women Mary Hess  13. Media, Religion and Gender: Key Issues and Future Challenges Mia Lövheim

O autorze

Mia Lövheim is a professor in Sociology of Religion based in the Faculty of Theology at Uppsala University, Sweden.