Gendered (Re)Visions

Constructions of Gender in Audiovisual Media
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-3-89971-662-7
Verlag: V&R unipress

Buch, Englisch, Band Band 004, 270 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 245 mm, Gewicht: 610 g

Reihe: Representations & Reflections

In academic as well as in public debates audiovisual media have often been accused of perpetuating gender stereotypes and of confronting viewers time and again with traditional role models and binary concepts of masculinity and femininity. In recent years, films, television series and music videos increasingly have shown women and men who transgress the traditional gender dichotomy. One of the central ideas behind this volume is the attempt to bring together explorations of ‘gendering’ in different audiovisual media. The contributions seek to explore in particular shifting constructions of femininity and masculinity and aim to provide further insight into the media- and genre-specific ways of constructing, perpetuating and challenging gender concepts in audiovisual media, taking into consideration the interplay of the different levels on which gendering occurs in them. Thus, two articles in the present volume address the processes of constructing, perpetuating and challenging notions of femininity and masculinity in music videos, while other contributions are dedicated to the analysis of gendering in films and/or TV series.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gymnich, Marion

Ruhl, Kathrin

Scheunemann, Klaus

Weitere Mitwirkende

Baumann, Uwe

Gymnich, Marion

Schmidt-Haberkamp, Barbara

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Medientheorie, Medienanalyse
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Medien & Gesellschaft, Medienwirkungsforschung

Leseproben

In academic as well as in public debates audiovisual media have often been accused of perpetuating gender stereotypes and of confronting viewers time and again with traditional role models and binary concepts of masculinity and femininity. In recent years, films, television series and music videos increasingly have shown women and men who transgress the traditional gender dichotomy. One of the central ideas behind this volume is the attempt to bring together explorations of ‘gendering’ in different audiovisual media. The contributions seek to explore in particular shifting constructions of femininity and masculinity and aim to provide further insight into the media- and genre-specific ways of constructing, perpetuating and challenging gender concepts in audiovisual media, taking into consideration the interplay of the different levels on which gendering occurs in them. Thus, two articles in the present volume address the processes of constructing, perpetuating and challenging notions of femininity and masculinity in music videos, while other contributions are dedicated to the analysis of gendering in films and/or TV series.>

Über Autor(innen)

Ruhl, Kathrin
Dr. Kathrin Ruhl ist Geschäftsführerin des Interdisziplinären Promotionszentrums (IPZ) der Universität Koblenz-Landau. Dr. Kathrin Ruhl is Manager of the Interdisciplinary Centre of Doctoral Studies Interdisziplinären Promotionszentrums (IPZ) at the University of Coblenz-Landau.

Schmidt-Haberkamp, Barbara
Prof. Dr. Barbara Schmidt-Haberkamp lehrt am Institut für Anglistik, Amerikanistik und Keltologie der Universität Bonn.

Baumann, Uwe
Prof. Dr. Uwe Baumann lehrt Anglistik: Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaft an der Universität Bonn.

Gymnich, Marion
Prof. Dr. Marion Gymnich lehrt Anglistische Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaft an der Universität Bonn.

Gymnich, Marion
Prof. Dr. Marion Gymnich lehrt Anglistische Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaft an der Universität Bonn.

Scheunemann, Klaus
Dr. Klaus Scheunemann studierte Geschichte, Psychologie, Journalismus und Englische und Amerikanische Literatur an der Universität Gießen, wo auch seine Dissertation im Rahmen des Sonderforschungsbereiches 'Erinnerungskulturen' entstand. Seit 2007 arbeitet er an der Philosophischen Fakultät der Universität Bonn und ist dort Koordinator für die Lehramtsstudiengänge.Dr. Klaus Scheunemann studied History, Psychology, Journalism as well as English and American Literature at Gießen University, where he also wrote his dissertation in the context of the Collaborative Research Programme 'Memory Cultures'. Since 2007 he has been employed at the School of Humanities at Bonn University, where he currently coordinates the reintroduction of teaching degrees.

Prof. Dr. Marion Gymnich lehrt Anglistische Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaft an der Universität Bonn.