Feminism in the News
Representations of the Women's Movement Since the 1960s
Authors: Mendes, K.
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- About this book
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An exploration of the representations of the women's movement, its members, and their goals between 1968 and 2008 in the British and American press. Examining over 1100 news articles, the book analyses the nuanced ways feminism has historically been supported, marginalized and debated in the mainstream press.
- About the authors
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KAITLYNN MENDES is Senior Lecturer in Journalism in the Department of Media, Film and Journalism, De Montfort University, UK. She is particularly interested in feminist media research, media history, and children, news and new media technologies. She has published in international journals such as Feminist Media Studies, The International Journal of Cultural Studies, Social Movement Studies, Sociology Compass, and the Canadian Journal of Communication.
- Reviews
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'The book is easy to read, thorough and fascinating, taking the reader on a journey through feminist history between 1968-1982 as seen by the news. The langauge is readable and not filled with academic jargon, whilst never compromising on meticulous research, sharp analysis and interesting conclusions.' Bristol Indymedia Blog
- Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-11
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Contextualizing the Issues
Pages 12-47
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Reporting the Women’s Movement, 1968–82
Pages 48-89
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Reporting Equal Rights, 1968–82
Pages 90-130
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Reporting Feminism in 2008
Pages 131-160
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Feminism in the News
- Book Subtitle
- Representations of the Women's Movement Since the 1960s
- Authors
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- K. Mendes
- Copyright
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Copyright Holder
- Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited
- Distribution Rights
- Distribution rights are restricted
- eBook ISBN
- 978-0-230-33699-5
- DOI
- 10.1057/9780230336995
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-0-230-27445-7
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-1-349-32444-6
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- X, 199
- Topics
