Feminism, Multiculturalism, and the Media : Global Diversities

by Angharad N. Valdivia

• ISBN13: 9780803957756
• ISBN10: 0803957750
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-09-27
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc

Summary

"This groundbreaking collection explores the intersecting variables of groups marginalized by the media. Contributors examine gender, race, class, sexual orientation, geography, and ethnicity in relation to feminist multicultural issues. . . . Highly recommended for students of feminism, multiculturalism, cultural studies, communication theory, and media analysis." --Choice "Most of the world's women experience multiple forms of oppression, yet few communication scholars have prioritized this profound reality. Professor Valdivia's collection examining feminism, multiculturalism, and the media is a welcome text for courses on women, minorities, and communication, plus an excellent resource for many other courses concerned with issues of diversity." --H. Leslie Steeves, University of Oregon "Many contributors illustrate contradictions in multicultural and feminist media perspectives. These embrace more than feminist analysis: They illustrate how gender, race, class, and ethnicity affect media coverage and reception, providing theoretical approaches to analyzing media coverage." --The Bookwatch The multiplicity of voices in this volume illustrates the contradictions inherent in multicultural and feminist perspectives on the media. Feminism, Multiculturalism, and the Media breaks new ground by exploring intersecting variables of oppression, from the personal to the political. The volume begins with feminist analyses but uncovers marginalized "others" in every area. These compelling case studies illustrate how issues of gender, race, class, sexual orientation, global origin, and ethnicity affect the coverage, portrayal, media production, and reception of every human being. The chapters present theoretical perspectives, provide examples of methodologies, focus on topics of current interest and global relevance, and represent a variety of media. An essential addition for any individual or classroom interested in critical perspectives on media, especially for courses on women in the media and minorities and the media.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: THE PRODUCTION OF INTERVENTIONS - Angharad N Valdivia

Feminist Media Studies in a Global Setting

Beyond Binary Contradictions and into Multicultural Spectrums - Isabel Molina Guzm[ac]an

Living Theory through Practice

Race, Gender and Class in the Everyday Life of a Graduate Student - Lorna Roth, Beverly Nelson, and Kasennahawi Marie David

Three Women, a Mouse, a Microphone, and a Telephone

Information (Mis)Management during the Mohawk//Canadian Governments' Conflict of 1990 - Marina Heung

Representing Ourselves

Films and Videos by Asian American//Canadian Women - Carolyn M Byerly

News, Conciousness, and Social Participation

The Role of Women's Feature Service in World News

PART TWO: (CON)TEXTUAL ANALYSES - Marguerite Moritz

Lesbian Chic

Our Fifteen Minutes of Celebrity? - Lisa M Cuklanz

News Coverage of Ethnic and Gender Issues in the Big Dan's Rape Case - Jasmine Paul and Bette J Kauffman

Missing Persons

Working-Class Women and the Movies, 1940-1990 - Katherine Toland Frith

Advertising and Mother Nature - Rashmi Luthra

The `Abortion Clause' in US Foreign Population Policy

The Debate Viewed through a Postcolonial Feminist Lens

PART THREE: COMBINING METHODOLOGIES AND NARRATIVES - Susan Kray

Orientalization of an "Almost White" Woman

A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Interlocking Effects of Race, Class, Gender, and Ethnicity in American Mass Media. The Case of the Missing Jewish Woman - Frances Negr[ac]on-Muntaner

Watching /f003Tongues Untie(d) /f001while Reading /f003Zami

Mapping Boundaries in Black Gay and Lesbian Narratives - Kyra D Gaunt

African American Women between Hopscotch and Hip-Hop

"Must Be the Music (That's Turnin' Me On)"