媒介是如何建构性别的？
　　性别描述在何种程度上影响了日常生活中我们对于自身和自身行为的感知？
　　媒介通过何种方式强化或是挑战了性别不平等？
　　《批判性读本：媒介与性别》以生动而迷人的方式向您介绍了媒介与性别研究这一领域。本收广泛收录了重要国际学者的作品，通过不同的观念和方法途径，探讨了诸如娱乐、新闻、基层传播、新媒介文本、体制与受众等主题。
　　本书适用于如下课程：文化与媒介体研究、性别研究、媒介社会学、大众传播学、新闻学、传播学和政治学。

辛西娅·卡特（Cynthia Carter）现为英国卡迪夫大学（Cardiff Umiversity）讲师，研究领域为新闻、媒介和文化。她曾出版有《暴力与媒介》（2003）、《环境风险与媒介》（1998）。她是《女性主义媒介研究》杂志的合编者之一。
琳达·斯泰纳（Linda Steiner）现为美国新泽西州立大学罗格斯分校（The State University of New Jersey at Rutgers）副教授，研究领域为新闻与媒介。她编著有《媒介传播的批判性研究》，并参与了六份期刊的编辑工作，还撰写了30篇有关女性主义媒介、媒介伦理和新闻历史学方面的文章以及专著的章节。

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FOR READINGS
1 INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL READINGS: MEDIA AND GENDER
2 MAPPING THE CONTESTED TERRAIN OF MEDIA AND GENDER RESEARCH
PARTI TEXES IN CONTEXT
3 FROM MRS HAPPYMAN TO KISSING CHAPS GOODBYE: ADVERTISING RECONSTRUCES FEMININITY
4 THE POLITICS OF THE :'SOFT NEWS'AND THE SEXUALIZATION OF THE POPULAR PRESS
5 MURDER,GENDER AND MEDIA:SEXUALIZING POLITICS AND VIOLENCE
6 OLD STRATEGIES FOR NEW TEXES:HOW AMERICAN TELEVISION IS CREATING AND TREATNG LESBIAN CHARACTERS
7 PRETTY TOUGH:THE CULT OF FEMININITY IN WOMEN'S MAGAZINES
8 THE IMPACT OF MONITORING MEDIA IMAGES OF WOMEN
9 THE GREAT ROCK AND ROLL SWINDLE:THE REPRESENEATION OF WOMEN IN THE BRITISH ROCK MUSIC PRESS
10 LOSING FEAR:VIDEO AND RADIO PRODUCTIONS OF NATIVE AYMARA WOMEN
11 THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF MASCULINITIES:FROM THE'NEW MAN'TO EHE 'NEW LAD'
12 WOMEN AND THE INTERNET:THE NATURAL HISTORY OF A RESEARCH PROJECT
PART III AUDIENCES AND IDENTITIES
13 KNOWING PORNOGRAPHY
14 SAPPHIRES,SPITFIRES,SLUES AND SUPERITCHES:AFRAMERICANS AND LATINAS IN CONTEMPORARY HOLLYWOOD FILM
15 WOMEN AND SOAP OPERA:RESISTIVE READINGS
16 FRUD VS.WOMEN:THE POPULARIZATION OFTHERAPY ONDAYTIME TALK SHOWS
17 WHAT GIRLS WANT:THE INTERSECTIONS OF LEISURE AND POWER IN FEMALE COMPUTER GAME PLAY
GLOSSARY
MEDIA AND GENDER VIDEO RESOURCES
INDEX