Sharon Mazzarella

Girls, Moral Panic and News Media

Troublesome Bodies

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this book, Mazzarella examines the representational politics behind journalistic constructions of US girls and girlhood through a series of contemporary in-depth case studies which work to document a wider cultural moral panic about the troublesome nature of girlsâ bodies.

Produktdetails

• Routledge Research in Gender, Sexuality, and Media
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 130
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. November 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 141mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 230g
• ISBN-13: 9780367198275
• ISBN-10: 0367198274
• Artikelnr.: 58310351

Autorenporträt

Sharon R. Mazzarella (Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) is Professor of Communication Studies at James Madison University. Her research focuses on youth culture and mass media, specifically in the field of Girls' Studies. She is editor or co-editor of seven academic collections, and her published articles have appeared in a range of communication, gender, and popular culture journals.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter One: Constructing "Ophelias": Time Magazine, Neoliberalism, and the
Next Female Generation
Chapter Two: "Precious Years . . . Lost": Early Puberty and the Discourse
of Sexualization Chapter Three: "The Perfect Storm": Constructing the
Gloucester High School Pregnancy Pact
Chapter Four: American Girls & Sex: Manufacturing a Crisis around Girls and
Social Media
Chapter Five: "The Media Loves Emma González": Activism, Celebrification,
and Intersecting Conclusion: Making Sense of "The Grand Narrative"