Women, Violence, and the Media Readings in Feminist Criminology

Name: Women, Violence, and the Media Readings in Feminist Criminology
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ISBN: 9781555537036

ISBN-10: 1555537030

ISBN-13: 9781555537036

Edition: 2009

Authors: Drew Humphries

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Through the lens of feminist criminology, this volume examines the complex interrelationship of women, violence, and media presentations. The book is divided into three sections. The first, "Gendering Constructions," lays the groundwork for the volume by examining the print media's presentation of gendered violence, female killers on Law and Order, African American women in Hollywood films, and women in media, crime, and violence textbooks. The second section, "Debating the Issues," explores aspects of femicide, including mass murder incidents, domestic violence in Bangladesh, and wartime sexual violence in reality and on television. The final section "Changing the Image," focuses on…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Northeastern University Press
Publication date: 4/15/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



List of Tables


Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction: Toward a Framework for Integrating Women, Violence, and the Media


Gendered Constructions: Women and Violence


Words that Wound: Print Media's Presentation of Gendered Violence



Constructing Murderers: Female Killers of 'Law and Order'



Screening Stereotypes: African American Women in Hollywood Films



What about Women? The Representation of Women in Media, Crime, and Violence Textbooks



Debating the Issues: Femicide and Sexual Terrorism


Does Gender Make a Difference? The Influence of Female Victimization on Media Coverage of Mass Murder Incidents



Rapist Freed, Victim Punished: Newspaper Accounts of Violence against Women in Bangladesh



Media Images of Sexual Violence: Ethnic Cleansing in Rwanda and the Former Yugoslavia



The Haunting of Jane Tennison: Investigating Violence against Women in 'Prime Suspect'



Changing the Image: Feminist Critics and Criticism


Victims and Sources: Newspaper Reports of Mass Murder in Domestic Contexts



Running Out of Oxygen: Is "Television for Women" Suffocating Women?



Making Sense of a Female Malady: Fear of Crime, Hysteria, and Women Watching 'Crimewatch UK'



Victim Blaming through High-Profile Crimes: An Analysis of Unintended Consequences



Selected Readings


Contributors