Inevitably partial, representation in the media requires framing, the selection and highlighting of aspects to stand for the whole. Scholars of media representation probe the combination of absences and presences in media texts, the meanings this total package likely conveys to audiences, and the ...
The chapter begins with a brief definition and history of media literacy, proceeds to examine stereotypes in the media, and concludes by highlighting the importance of a critical reading practice. 展开 DOI: http://eprints.qut.edu.au/15720/ 被引量: 1 ...
Playboy magazine occupies a remarkable place in the publishing history of the English-speaking world. It is, first of all, the premier publication of a now much-imitated genre, variously known as the ‘girlie’ or ‘soft porn’ or...
Guest edited and with an introduction by Janine Little, this collection of five scholarly articles deals with the Australian media's representation of women in coverage of some of the most controversial issues in contemporary society. The authors are from the disciplines of sociology, journalism and...
This chapter aims to discuss the relationship between media representation, especially in movies and soap operas, and its impacts on identity negotiations for people belonging to minority groups. A study carried out in Brazil with five wheelchair users is the main point of the discussion. During ...
In contemporary China, sexual minorities (SMs) are still a marginalized community. Prior studies have accorded SMs a great deal of attention, but little research has been conducted on the representations of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans people in Chinese English-language news media. This artic...
Sport is linked to an analysis of the ways that sections of the media have framed tennis champions Serena and Venus Williams as threats. This article examines how key media spokespeople use disparaging racist and sexist stereotypes that no longer focus on female passivity and weakness to denigrate...
The media flutter about the British Museum's shunga exhibition is a distraction. The display of erotic art from other traditions, be they Greco-Roman or Japanese, should make us think carefully about what it meant to its original audienc... C Vout - 《Apollo the International Magazine for ...
To fully understand gender's role in political leadership, it is vital to remember that 'men have a gender too'. Accordingly, this article provides an inter- and intra-sex comparison of the media coverage both male and female leadership candidates running for party leadership in the UK. The ...
change in the US (McNatt et al.2019). Table2reveals that the term, “crime,” was mentioned more frequently over the same period; the word, “crime,” is featured roughly twice as often in the media collection. The coverage of the topic peaked in 2015 and fell to four-year low in ...