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UNINA9910826922903321 |
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Titolo |
Challenging images of women in the media : reinventing women's lives / / edited by Theresa Carilli and Jane Campbell |
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Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-58448-4 |
9786613896933 |
0-7391-7699-4 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (217 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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CarilliTheresa |
CampbellJane <1946-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women in mass media |
Mass media |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction to Challenging Images of Women in the Media: Reinventing Women's Lives; I: Reinscribing Women's Roles; 1 "Feeling Good Never Looked Better"; 2 Tales from Ooku; 3 Pakistani Media and Disempowerment of Women; 4 Women in Film; II: Political Issues; 5 Mass Media Explain the Global Sex Trade; 6 Gendered Construction of HPV; 7 Who's Afraid of the Pink Chaddi?; III: Westernizing Women; 8 Women of China Magazine; 9 From "Babushki" to "Sexy Babes"; IV: Political Individuals; 10 For and About Women; 11 Angela Merkel Has More to Offer; 12 All Hail the Queen |
13 18,000,000 Cracks or How Hillary Almost Became PresidentV: Reflective Essays; 14 Big, Black, Boisterous Badasses; 15 Lesbian Comics; Selected Bibliography; Selected Websites; Index; About the Contributors |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Challenging Images of Women and the Media: Reinventing Women's Lives, edited by Theresa Carilli and Jane Campbell, collects fifteen articles addressing the status of women through an examination of depictions of women in the media. With a global focus, this collection scrutinizes issues of race, ethnicity, class, and sexuality through a study of gendered media portrayals. By challenging the status quo of |
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