Gender, Race, and Class in Media: A Critical Reader

Book Overview

Sparking students′ interest in contemporary media scholarship

Incisive analyses of mass media - including such forms as reality television, dramatic series, sitcoms, advertising, children′s 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412974410
• ISBN13: 9781412974417
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Length: 688 Pages
• Weight: 2.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.3" x 1.0" x 7.5"