{"product_id":"9781405116091","title":"Women and Media International Perspectives","description":"\u003ch1\u003eWomen and Media\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eInternational Perspectives\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKaren Ross | Carolyn M. Byerly\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Media Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eComprised of original research in diverse genres and medias, \u003ci\u003eWomen and Media: International Perspectives\u003c\/i\u003e brings together eight international scholars to explore key issues of the gender-media relation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides important insights into how gender is implicated in media industries.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddress key issues of the gender-media relation, from an analysis of news media’s coverage of women politicians, to the marketing of ‘girl power’, to strategizing for equality in newsrooms.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHighlights the theme that media have the potential both to reinforce the status quo in power arrangements in society but also to contribute to new, more egalitarian ones.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes an introduction by the editors that carefully maps the contours of the international struggle between feminists and the media, section overviews, bibliographies, key terms, and discussion questions.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eKaren Ross\u003c\/b\u003e is a reader in mass communication at Coventry University. Her recent books include \u003ci\u003eBlack Marks: Minority Ethnic Audiences and Media\u003c\/i\u003e (edited, 2001); \u003ci\u003eWomen, Politics and Change\u003c\/i\u003e (edited, 2002); \u003ci\u003eWomen, Politics, Media: Uneasy Relations in Comparative Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e (2002); \u003ci\u003eMapping the Margins: Identity Politics and Media\u003c\/i\u003e (edited with Deniz Derman, 2003); and \u003ci\u003eMedia and Audiences\u003c\/i\u003e (with Virginia Nightingale, 2003).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarolyn M. Byerly\u003c\/b\u003e teaches in the Department of Communication at the University of Maryland. She is the author of numerous chapters in edited collections and articles in journals including \u003ci\u003eCritical Studies in Mass Communication\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Mass Media Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJournalism Educator\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eInter\/Sections\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28 May 2004\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405116091\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e232\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.16\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379186430092,"sku":"9781405116091","price":53.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405116091_7c7da4d7-fd42-48d4-b25a-38c365ea2bd3.jpg?v=1780115041","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405116091","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}