| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 208 pages). |
| Series |
Teaching Gender |
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Teaching gender.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
Gender and Pop Culture provides a foundation for the study of gender, pop culture and media. This comprehensive, interdisciplinary text provides text-book style introductory and concluding chapters written by the editors, seven original contributor chapters on key topics and written in a variety of writing styles, discussion questions, additional resources and more. Coverage includes: - Foundations for studying gender and pop culture (history, theory, methods, key concepts) - Contributor chapters on media and children, advertising, music, television, film, sports, and technology - Ideas for activism and putting this book to use beyond the classroom - Pedagogical Features - Suggestions for further readings on topics covered and international studies of gender and pop culture Gender and Pop Culture was designed with students in mind, to promote reflection and lively discussion. With features found in both textbooks and anthologies, this sleek book can serve as primary or supplemental reading in undergraduate courses across the disciplines that deal with gender, pop culture or media studies. |
| Note |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 18, 2014). |
| Contents |
Praise for Gender and Pop Culture; Adrienne's Dedication; Patricia's Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Adrienne's Personal Acknowledgements; Patricia's Personal Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Introduction to Gender and Pop Culture; How can we understand gender?; How do we learn gender?; How does feminism relate to gender?; How do feminist researchers study gender?; What is popular culture?; What are the stories, images and ideas about gender that circulate in pop culture?; Who produces pop culture texts?; What representations of gender circulate in dominant pop culture? |
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What about resistive or counter-dominant representations of gender?What is the relationship between gender and the consumption of pop culture texts?; Organization of the book; Pedagogical Resources; Questions for Class Discussion; Class Activity; Class Activity with Supplemental Reading; Problem-Based Learning Exercise; Additional Sources for Class Activities; References; Chapter 2: Blurred Lines of a Different Kind: Sexism, Sex, Media and Kids; A Brief Primer on Gender and Sexuality; Historical Context; Research; Sexual Risks/Sexual Responsibilities; Embodiment of Gender; Censorship. |
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A Contemporary ExampleWhat Does the Future Hold?; Bombardment; Big Business; Advice; Questions for Class Discussion; References; Chapter 3: Gender and Advertising; Introduction; Gender, Advertising, and Popular Culture; Historical Context; Advertising Constructs the Consumer; Ideal Women and Men of Advertising; Commodity "Feminism: "Advertising Co-opts the Women's Movement; Representations of Femininity and Masculinity; Structuring Gendered Images; Doing Gender; Advertising Responds to Its Critics; Conclusion; Questions for Class Discussion; References. |
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Chapter 4: From Lady Gaga to Consciousness Rap: The Impact of Music on Gender and Social ActivismFoundations of Gender and Music; Gender and Social Movements: A short history; Gender, Movements and Music; Case Studies; Ani DiFranco- Which Side Are You On?; Background; Which Side Are You On?; Lupe Fiasco- "Bitch Bad"; Background; Bitch Bad; Beyoncé -"Run the World (Girls)"; Background; Run the World (Girls); Conclusions; Questions for Class Discussion; References; Chapter 5: "As Seen on TV": Gender, Television, and Popular Culture; The "Golden Age of Television"; The 1970s: A Decade of Change. |
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Deregulation and Television of the 1980s and 1990s"As Seen on TV" -- Gender and Television Today; Stay Tuned -- The Future of Television Programming; Questions for Class Discussion; References; Chapter 6: Popular Movies that Teach: How Movies Teach about Schools and Genders; Introduction; Our purpose: Popular film, gender, and education; On theorizing and seeing film; The history of education through film: Lessons from the school body; To Sir, with Love; Grease; Hairspray; High School Musical; Gender: A brief (insufficient but interesting) tour of theory and history; Discourse; Masculinities. |
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Popular culture -- Study and teaching.
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Sex role in mass media.
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Education.
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General education.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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Droit.
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Sciences sociales.
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Sciences humaines.
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Popular culture -- Study and teaching. (OCoLC)fst01071389
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Sex role in mass media. (OCoLC)fst01114652
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| Added Author |
Trier-Bieniek, Adrienne M., editor.
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Leavy, Patricia, 1975- editor.
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| Added Title |
Gender and pop culture |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Gender & pop culture : a text-reader. Rotterdam, Netherlands : Sense Publishers, ©2014 xii, 208 pages Teaching Gender. 9783319054339 |
| Standard No. |
10.1007/978-94-6209-575-5 doi |
| ISBN |
9789462095755 (electronic bk.) |
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9462095752 (electronic bk.) |
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