Television and Women′s Culture Vol. 7The Politics of the Popular |
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| Editor:
| Brown, Mary Ellen |
| Series title: | Communication and Human Values Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8039-8229-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1990 |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $129.00 |
Book Description:
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In this book an international team of contributors examines critically the relationship between television and women′s culture. Although they recognize that television frequently distorts and oppresses women′s experience, the authors avoid a simplistic manipulative view of the media. Instead they show how and why such different genres as game shows, police fiction and soap opera offer women opportunities for negotiation of their own meanings and their own aesthetic...
More DescriptionIn this book an international team of contributors examines critically the relationship between television and women′s culture. Although they recognize that television frequently distorts and oppresses women′s experience, the authors avoid a simplistic manipulative view of the media. Instead they show how and why such different genres as game shows, police fiction and soap opera offer women opportunities for negotiation of their own meanings and their own aesthetic appreciation.
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