Watching Women''s Liberation, 1970 - Feminism''s Pivotal Year on the Network News

In 1970, ABC, CBS, and NBC - the "Big Three" of the pre-cable television era - discovered the feminist movement. This book uses case studies of key media events to delve into the ways national TV news mediated the emergence of feminism's second wave.

About the author

Bonnie J. Dow is an associate professor and chair of communication studies and an associate professor of women's and gender studies at Vanderbilt University. She is the author of Prime-Time Feminism: Television, Media Culture, and the Women's Movement Since 1970.

Summary

In 1970, ABC, CBS, and NBC - the "Big Three" of the pre-cable television era - discovered the feminist movement. This book uses case studies of key media events to delve into the ways national TV news mediated the emergence of feminism's second wave.

Product details

• Authors: Bonnie J. Dow
• Publisher: University Of Illinois Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.10.2014
• EAN: 9780252038563
• ISBN: 978-0-252-03856-3
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Film, Kino, Medienwissenschaften, Soziale und ethische Themen, Fernsehen, TV