Media Messages: What Film, Television, and Popular Music Teach Us About Race, Class, Gender and Sexual Orientation

She has tried to be accurate and fair, says Holtzman (communications, Webster U., St. Louis, Missouri), but lays no claim to objectivity, which she says is neither possible nor desirable in such value-heavy terrain. Incorporating the techniques of reconstructing knowledge, personal experience, and entertainment assessment theory, she surveys the images of The Other in popular entertainment media, illustrating how it constructs a world view and reinforces it with stereotypes. She also suggests alternatives to the homogeneous images, characters, and themes. She writes primarily for media students, but also for academically oriented media consumers. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Examines the development of film, television, and popular music, studying their significance in creating opinions and role models with regard to race, class, gender, and sexual orientation.

General

ISBN		9780765603364
Fiction/Non-Fiction		Non-Fiction
Publisher		M E Sharpe Inc
Pages		346
List Price		$102.95
Author		Holtzman, Linda
Publication Date		11/01/2000
Release Status		In Print
Format		Hardcover
Language		English
Measurements		Height: 9.5 Inches (US) Width: 6.5 Inches (US) Thickness: 1.25 Inches (US) Unit Weight: 1.45 Pounds (US)