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Media Resource Room: Women's Issues

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Reading National Geographic

by Catherine A. Lutz and Jane L. Collins

The authors of this unique book go beyond the dazzling photography of National Geographic to critique the lauded magazine's editorial and photographic policies around race, class, gender, and ethnicity. Very powerfully helps media educators analyze the meanings of images and camera presentations.


When Women Call the Shots

This book is about the developing power and influence of women in television and film. Based on interviews with dozens of the entertainment industry's most influential women, Linda Seger introduces readers to "the heroine's journey" in film stories and examines the impact of the growing power of women in Hollywood.


Representing Women

by Myra Macdonald

This lively book explores the ways women are presented in women's magazines, popular television and mainstream film.


Where the Girls Are

by Susan J. Douglas

This book takes a look back at the TV programs, pop music and advertising of the last four decades and explores how mixed messages are conveyed to girls and women in America. A humorous and provocative analysis from the Shirelles to Charlie's Angels, Gidget to Madonna.


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