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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Diana I. Ríos , Carolyn A. Lin , Saleem Abbas , Gordon Alley-YoungPublisher: Lexington Books Imprint: Lexington Books Dimensions: Width: 16.20cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 22.70cm Weight: 0.794kg ISBN: 9781793613523ISBN 10: 1793613524 Pages: 330 Publication Date: 15 October 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsRios and Lin have found the perfect balance of scholarship and entertainment research. This will be a welcomed book for the classroom and for those looking for best practices in the much-needed areas of gender roles and identities, socio-economic caste systems, race, sexual and psychological violence, and cultural identities. The vast view of streaming and access to these media portrayals are valuable and furthers research, theoretical frameworks, and the overall knowledge within our discipline. The inclusion of social media usage and how the advancement of those watching over the air television series has expanded to a global realm really sits at the cornerstone of this important work. This is a must-read for those interested in intersectionality and the understanding of the many differences in our world today.--Jerry Crawford, The University of Kansas "A critical summation of television's mirror for humankind, this collection of 20 essays covers major American series plus dramatic and comic presentations from 10 countries other than the US. Character and theme analyses review the intent of dramatizing particular quandaries, such as disdain for homosexuals as portrayed through the career of footman Thomas Barrow in Downton Abbey and amplification of changing morals as depicted in the Brazilian telenovela Delegacia de Mulheres.... [T]his book will be an excellent addition to the public and university library media shelf. Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates. Graduate students, faculty, and professionals. Rios and Lin have found the perfect balance of scholarship and entertainment research. This will be a welcomed book for the classroom and for those looking for best practices in the much-needed areas of gender roles and identities, socio-economic ""caste"" systems, race, sexual and psychological violence, and cultural identities. The vast view of streaming and access to these media portrayals are valuable and furthers research, theoretical frameworks, and the overall knowledge within our discipline. The inclusion of social media usage and how the advancement of those watching ""over the air"" television series has expanded to a global realm really sits at the cornerstone of this important work. This is a must-read for those interested in intersectionality and the understanding of the many differences in our world today." Author InformationDiana I. Ríos is associate professor in the Department of Communication and El Instituto: Latino/Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of Connecticut. Carolyn A. Lin is professor of communication at the University of Connecticut. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |