Feminism in the news
Subtitle: representations of the women's movement since the 1960s
By: Kaitlynn Mendes
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 199
ISBN-13: 9780230274457
Subjects: Feminism and mass media; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies
Description: "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"--
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Introduction; title: Contextualizing the Issues; title: Reporting the Women's Movement, 1968-82; title: Reporting Equal Rights, 1968-82; title: Reporting Feminism in 2008; title: Conclusion; title: Index.