The Viagra Ad Venture: Masculinity, Media, and the Performance of Sexual Health

ISBN-13: 9780820474892 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 165 str.

Baglia, Jay

Opis

Since the FDA approved Viagra in March 1998, the little blue pill has been prescribed to over twenty million men. The Viagra Ad Venture: Masculinity, Media, and the Performance of Sexual Health chronicles the story of Viagra as reported in our nation's news outlets and promoted by Pfizer Pharmaceutical's marketing materials. In this critical discourse analysis, author Jay Baglia uses feminist and performance theory to uncover the meaning of Viagra and its relationship to performances of masculinity. At stake are the ways in which we construct normalcy, particularly as it relates to health, sexuality, gender, and the body. This book fits well in a variety of classes including gender studies, media studies, research methods, feminist theory, human sexuality, and health communication.

O autorze

The Author: Jay Baglia is Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at San Jose State University in California. He teaches courses in gender and communication, health communication, and performance studies. Originally from New Milford, Connecticut, he received both his M.A. and Ph.D. in communication from the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida.