The Media Reader on Representations of Race, Gender, Disability, Body Size, Age, and Sexuality - Hardcover

Heldman, Caroline; Bargiachi, Rebecca

Hardcover

ISBN 13: 9798881901288

Publisher: Vernon Press, 2025

Synopsis

This reader is the first comprehensive look at representations of race, gender, disability, body size, age, and sexuality in US entertainment media. The "bible" of media representation, it weaves contemporary media examples together with quantitative data and qualitative case studies in a way that is accessible to students, industry insiders, and media advocates. Using over twenty publicly available reports and datasets, the authors provide the most detailed picture to date of how different groups have historically been erased and misrepresented in film and television. This book should be on the shelf of every person who seeks to understand the significance of media inclusion for the advancement of traditionally marginalized groups in the US.

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About the Authors

Caroline Heldman is a political scientist and Chair of Gender, Women, & Sexuality Studies at Occidental College in Los Angeles. She has published eight books on media, politics, and systems of power. She has two decades of experience in media research and advocacy with the industry, and previously served as Executive Director of The Representation Project and Vice President of Research & Insights for the Geena Davis Institute for Gender in Media. Her research has been published in the top journals in her field, and her work featured in the 'New York Times', 'Washington Post', 'Hollywood Reporter', 'Variety', 'The Atlantic', and other major publications. She is a regular media commentator for CNN and Spectrum News.

Rebecca Cooper has worked as a professional media researcher for over a decade. She is currently the Research Director for The Representation Project and was the Senior Project Manager for the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. Rebecca also worked as a researcher for Agenda for Children in New Orleans and served as Director of the Lower Ninth Ward Living Museum, a neighborhood museum and oral history archive. She was a researcher for the Mossville Oral History Project at Louisiana State University and her research has been featured in the 'Oral History Review', the 'Contemporary Justice Review', and 'US News & World Report'.

Edition details

• Publisher: Vernon Press
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798881901288
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 406