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Media, Gender and Identity : an Introduction by David Gauntlett, Professor of Media and Audiences David Gauntlett is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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<p>Popular media present a vast array of stories about women and men. What impact do these images and ideas have on people’s identities?</p> <p>The new edition of <b>Media, Gender and Identity</b> is a highly readable introduction to the relationship between media and gender identities today. Fully revised and updated, including new case studies and a new chapter, it considers a wide range of research and provides new ways for thinking about the media’s influence on gender and sexuality.</p> <p>David Gauntlett discusses movies such as <b>Knocked Up</b> and <b>Spiderman 3</b>, men’s and women’s magazines, TV shows, self-help books, <b>YouTube</b> videos, and more, to show how the media play a role in the shaping of individual self-identities.</p> <p>The book includes:</p> <ul> <li>a comparison of gender representations in the past and today, from <b>James Bond</b> to <b>Ugly Betty</b></li> <li>an introduction to key theorists such as Judith Butler, Anthony Giddens and Michel Foucault</li> <li>an outline of creative approaches, where identities are explored with video, drawing, or Lego bricks</li> <li>a Companion Website with extra articles, interviews and selected links, at: <u><b>w

Who reads Media, Gender and Identity : an Introduction?

Author

David Gauntlett, Professor of Media and Audiences David Gauntlett

Publisher

Routledge

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9781134155019

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Literary Fiction, Social Science

Rating

3.51 / 5 (74 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14