Gender and Sexuality in the European Media

Taylor & Francis

Gender and Sexuality in the European MediaExploring Different Contexts Through Conceptualisations of Age\nAuthor(s): Cosimo Marco Scarcelli, Despina Chronaki, Sara De Vuyst, Sergio Villanueva Baselga\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367407322, 978-0367407322\nSynopsis\nThis edited collection brings together original empirical and theoretical insights into the complex set of relations which exist between age, gender, sexualities and the media in Europe.\n\nThis book investigates how engagements with media reflect peoples constructions and understandings of gender in society, as well as articulations of age in relation to gender and sexuality; the ways in which negotiations of gender and sexuality inform peoples practices with media, and not least how mediated representations may reinforce or challenge social hierarchies based in differences of gender, sexual orientation and age. In doing so, it showcases new and i.