Music video and the politics of representation
By: Diane Railton and Paul Watson
Contributors: Watson, Paul, 1972-
Series: Music and the moving image; Music and the moving image
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780748633234; 9780748633227
Subjects: Social aspects; History and criticism; Feminism and music; Music videos
Description: Sex, race and gender are often controversially represented in music videos. How does this influence culture? This text highlights the impact of this medium and relate the form to the wider context of popular culture.
Notes: Videography: p. 162-165.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 150-162) and index.
Table of contents: title: Situating music video: between feminism and popular culture; title: Genre and music video: configurations and functions; title: Making it real: authorship and authenticity; title: Music video in black and white: race and femininity; title: That Latin(a) look: performing ethnicity; title: Masculinity and the absent presence of the male body; title: Afterword: music video goes Gaga.