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Description:Sexual Identities and the Media encourages students to examine media as a site of negotiation for how people make sense of their own and others sexual identities. Taking a critical/cultural approach, Wendy Hilton-Morrow and Kathleen Battles weave together theory, synthesis of existing research, and original analysis of contemporary media examples in order to explore key areas of debate, including:an historical context for contemporary GLBTQ representations;the advantages and limitations of media visibility, including a discussion of the strengths and limitations of stereotype research and the quest for "positive" representations;the role of consumer culture in constructing GLBTQ identities;strategies of mainstream media resistance by GLBTQ community members, including oppositional/queer reading strategies and the production of media products by and for the GLBTQ community;the complexities of comedy as a popular narrative device in GLBTQ portrayals;the closet as a structuring metaphor in both GLBTQ identities and engagement with media;media representations of GLBTQ bodies as sites of non-normative desires and gender identities.Featuring an enormous range of discussion questions and case studies from celebrity coming-out narratives, transgender models, and slash fiction writers to "Glee "and Modern Family this textbook offers a timely, informative, and demystifying introduction to this vital intersection in contemporary culture."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Sexual Identities and the Media: An Introduction. To get started finding Sexual Identities and the Media: An Introduction, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Sexual Identities and the Media encourages students to examine media as a site of negotiation for how people make sense of their own and others sexual identities. Taking a critical/cultural approach, Wendy Hilton-Morrow and Kathleen Battles weave together theory, synthesis of existing research, and original analysis of contemporary media examples in order to explore key areas of debate, including:an historical context for contemporary GLBTQ representations;the advantages and limitations of media visibility, including a discussion of the strengths and limitations of stereotype research and the quest for "positive" representations;the role of consumer culture in constructing GLBTQ identities;strategies of mainstream media resistance by GLBTQ community members, including oppositional/queer reading strategies and the production of media products by and for the GLBTQ community;the complexities of comedy as a popular narrative device in GLBTQ portrayals;the closet as a structuring metaphor in both GLBTQ identities and engagement with media;media representations of GLBTQ bodies as sites of non-normative desires and gender identities.Featuring an enormous range of discussion questions and case studies from celebrity coming-out narratives, transgender models, and slash fiction writers to "Glee "and Modern Family this textbook offers a timely, informative, and demystifying introduction to this vital intersection in contemporary culture."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Sexual Identities and the Media: An Introduction. To get started finding Sexual Identities and the Media: An Introduction, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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