Women's Rights - Reflections in Popular Culture

Informationen zum Autor Ann M. Savage , PhD, is professor of critical communication and media studies at Butler University, Indianapolis, IN. Klappentext Covering from 1900 to the present day, this book highlights how female artists, actors, writers, and activists were involved in the fight for women's rights, with a focus on popular culture that includes film, literature, music, television, the news, and online media. Women's Rights: Reflections in Popular Culture offers a succinct yet thorough resource for anyone interested in the relationship between feminism, women's rights, and media. It is ideally suited for students researching popular culture's role in the modern history of women's rights and representation of women, women's rights, and feminism in popular culture. This insightful book highlights of some of the most important moments of women taking a stand for women throughout popular culture history. Each section focuses on an aspect of popular culture. The television section covers important benchmarks, such as Julia, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Roseanne, Murphy Brown, and Ellen. Coverage of films includes Christopher Strong, Foxy Brown, and Thelma & Louise; the literature section features the work of influential individuals such as Virginia Woolf, Zora Neale Hurston, and Toni Morrison. The book celebrates early musical ground-breakers like Gertrude "Ma" Rainey and Bessie Smith as well as contemporary artists Janelle Monáe and Pussy Riot. The work of key women activists-including Margaret Sanger, Angela Davis, and Winona LaDuke-is recognized, along with the unique ways women have used the power of the web in their continued effort to push for women's equality. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction ONE: Television TWO: Popular Music THREE: Film FOUR: Literature FIVE: In the News SIX: On the Web About the Editor and Contributors Index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ann M. (EDT) Savage
• Con la collaborazione di: Ann M Savage (Editore), Ann M. Savage (Editore), Savage Ann M. (Editore)
• Editore: Greenwood Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.06.2017
• EAN: 9781440839429
• ISBN: 978-1-4408-3942-9
• Pagine: 192
• Dimensioni: 165 mm x 241 mm x 19 mm
• Serie: Issues through Pop Culture
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Analisi delle strutture sociali; Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, 20th Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, 21st Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Feminism & feminist theory, Feminism and feminist theory, Human rights, civil rights