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Sexing the Media: How and Why We Do It
Debra L. Merskin
Sexing the Media: How and Why We Do It explores how media and other social institutions use sex and sexuality (the capacity to have erotic experiences and responses) to advance economic and ideological interests.
Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Biographical Note: Debra L. Merskin (PhD, Syracuse University) is Associate Professor of Media Studies at the University of Oregon. She is the author of <I>Media, Minorities, and Meaning: A Critical Introduction</I> (Peter Lang, 2010). Table of Contents: Contents: The Puritan Sex Ethic - Prelude to Passion - Sexing the Media - Reviving Lolita: Sexualization of Adolescent - Girls in Fashion Advertising - Mirroring Violent Masculinity: Nike's -Warriors- Campaign - Angels in America: Seeing through Victoria's Secret - Catty: The Feral Feminine in Media - A Boyfriend to Die for: Edward Cullen as Compensated Psychopath in Twilight - But Where Are the Clothes? The Pornographic Gaze in Mainstream American Magazine Fashion Advertising - Homosexuality and Horror: The Lesbian Vampire Film - Not So Pretty Woman: Prostitution and the John in Media."
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | May 2, 2014 |
| ISBN13 | 9781433116186 |
| Publishers | Peter Lang Publishing Inc |
| Genre | Interdisciplinary Studies > Gender / Sexuality Studies |
| Pages | 321 |
| Dimensions | 151 × 227 × 18 mm · 453 g |
| Language | English |
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