Gender and Pop Culture : A Text-Reader (Second Edition)

Adrienne Trier-Bieniek

ISBN 10: 9004411569 / ISBN 13: 9789004411562

Published by Brill Jun 2019, 2019

About this Item

Neuware - Gender and Pop Culture examines the intersection of media, society, gender, and culture through a multi-disciplinary lens. The book serves both as a text and reader, focused on an examination of gender and society.

Seller Inventory # 9789004411562

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Gender and Pop Culture : A Text-Reader (Second Edition)
• Publisher: Brill Jun 2019
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004411569
• ISBN 13: 9789004411562
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 234W x 155H x 15D millimeters 234 millimeters width by 155 millimeters height by 15 millimeters depth
• Weight: 340 grams

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Synopsis

Gender and Pop Culture provides a foundation for the study of gender, pop culture, and media. This newly updated edition is comprehensive and interdisciplinary, providing both text-book style introductory and concluding chapters written by the editor. The text includes eight original contributor chapters on key topics and written in a variety of writing styles, discussion questions, additional resources, and more. Coverage includes:

– Foundations for studying gender and pop culture (history, theory, methods, key concepts).
– Contributor chapters on social media, technology, advertising, music, television, film, and sports.
– Ideas for activism and putting this book to use beyond the classroom.
– Pedagogical features.
– Suggestions for further readings on topics covered and international studies of gender and pop culture.

Gender and Pop Culture was designed with students in mind, to promote reflection and lively discussion. With features found in both textbooks and anthologies, this sleek book can serve as a primary or supplemental reading in courses across disciplines.

About the Author

Adrienne Trier-Bieniek, Ph.D., is Professor of Sociology at Valencia College. She is the author and editor of several books on popular culture, including The Beyoncé Effect (McFarland, 2016), and Sing Us a Song, Piano Woman: Female Fans and the Music of Tori Amos (Scarecrow, 2013).