Media, religion and gender : key issues and new challenges / edited by Mia Lövheim.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lövheim, Mia, 1968-

Series:

Media, religion and gender.

Media, religion and gender

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media in religion.

Mass media--Religious aspects.

Mass media.

Women and religion.

Sex role--Religious aspects.

Sex role.

Religion.

Physical Description:

ix, 206 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2013.

Summary:

Media, Religion and Gender presents a selection of eminent current scholarship that explores the role gender plays when religion, media use and values in contemporary society interact. The book: surveys the development of research on media, religion and culture through the lens of key theoretical and methodological issues and debates within gender studies, includes case studies drawn from a variety of countries and contexts to illustrate the range of issues, theoretical perspectives and empirical material involve in current work, outlines new areas and reflects on challenges for the future. Students of media, religion and gender at advanced level will find this a valuable resource, as will scholars and researchers working in this important and growing field. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Gender - a blind spot in media, religion and culture? / Mia Lövheim Lövheim, Mia 1

2 Media and religion through the lens of feminist and gender theory / Mia Lövheim Lövheim, Mia 15

3 Feminist orientations in the methodologies of the media, religion, and culture field / Lynn Schofield Clark Clark, Lynn Schofield, Grace Chiou Chiou, Grace 33

4 Material witnesses: Women and the mediation of Christianity / Pamela E. Klassen Klassen, Pamela E., Kathryn Lofton Lofton, Kathryn 52

5 Occupying pews, missing in news: Women, religion and journalism / Joyce Smith Smith, Joyce 66

6 Danish female fans negotiating romance and spirituality in The Twilight Saga / Line Nybro Petersen Petersen, Line Nybro 82

7 Lwa like me: Gender, sexuality and Vodou online / Alexandra Boutros Boutros, Alexandra 96

8 Infertility, blessings, and head coverings: Mediated practices of Jewish repentance / Michele Rosenthal Rosenthal, Michele 111

9 Claiming religious authority: Muslim women and new media / Anna Piela Piela, Anna 125

10 Meanings and masculinities / Curtis D. Coats Coats, Curtis D., Stewart M. Hoover Hoover, Stewart M. 141

11 Saving Grace: Television with "something more" / Diane Winston Winston, Diane 155

12 Digital storytelling: Empowering feminist and womanist faith formation with young women / Mary E. Hess Hess, Mary E. 169

13 Media, religion and gender: Key insights and future challenges / Mia Lövheim Lövheim, Mia 183.

ISBN:

9780415504720

0415504724

9780415504737

0415504732

9780203521748

0203521749

OCLC:

796751579