Gender, Race and Class in Media: A Text-Reader

by Gail Dines (Editor), Jean McMahon Humez (Editor)

This text introduces students to contemporary media scholarship in an accessible way that builds upon students′ own media experiences and interests, analyzing popular genres such as soaps, talk shows, music, pornography, made-for-TV movies, advertising and romance novels. The introduction delineates the major paradigms in media studies today from a critical//cultural perspective. It outlines the book′s integrated approach to media studies which incorporates three distinct but related areas of political economy of production, textual analysis and audience response//resistance. The introductions to the parts provide a framework for understanding and analyzing how gender, race and class are structural and exper

Genres: Feminism, Nonfiction, Politics, Race, School, Gender Studies, College

672 pages, Hardcover

First published October 31, 1994

About the author

Gail Dines is an English–American feminist author, anti-pornography activist, professor, and lecturer.

Reviews

[Dmwshaw · Rating 3 out of 5]

It is very discouraging how the advertising, television, print media business tries to control our thinking. We have to be independent thinkers

[Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Whenever I read a book for school and think about adding it to my goodreads shelves, I think "did I read at least half of this book"? This one, the answer is yes. Both because of assignments, and also because some of the articles were generally interesting. Great book for the class, and one I might not sell right away. I feel like I'll be wanting to flip through it again to find something the next time I'm watching a movie.

[Ke · Rating 4 out of 5]

Because of the ambitious nature of the topic, it was inevitable that the book could not get to everything about media (i.e. tv, radio, film, newspaper, etc.). Still, I found the articles in this textbook to be quite thorough. One of my favorites was the chapter/article on Lucy Liu's character on Ally McBeal.

[miso miso · Rating 4 out of 5]

fab. nutty, but fab.

[Aaron Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

i am always going back and reading essays from this book...love this book

[Patrica]

Some fascinating view points... and some reaches. It's a toss up from article to article. Reading for class... sooooooo I don't get a whole lotta choice. :-)

[Christien]

looking for Stuart Hall, "The Whites of Their Eyes"

[Lakulin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some of Gail Dines´ theses are interesting, some are even valid, some are deplorable and many more are situated in the neighborhood of sheer craziness.

[Megan · Rating 5 out of 5]

GREAT READ. Inspired me to rethink about my relationship with media.