The Praxis of Social Inequality in Media
A Global Perspective
Contributions by Stephanie Agrestie, Roberta Bracciale, Francisco Sierra Caballero, Martin Caraher, Mike Gasher, James Gibbons, Tommaso Gravante, Steven Harkins, Gyuri Kepes, Archna Kumar, Lauren Longo, Jairo Lugo-Ocando, Isabella Mingo, Aparna Moitra, Greg M. Nielsen, Louise North, Lucy Obozintsev, Toks Oyedemi, Fay Patel, John Pollock, Alice Poma, Hannah Salamone, Jan Servaes City University of Hong Kong, Kaan Tasbasi, Amanda Weightman, Rebecca Wells Edited by Jan Servaes City University of Hong Kong, Toks Oyedemi
Publication date:
03 August 2016Length of book:
294 pagesPublisher
Lexington BooksDimensions:
237x157mm6x9"
ISBN-13: 9781498523462
The Praxis of Social Inequality in Media: A Global Perspective provides a global analysis of the intersection of social inequalities, media, and communication. This volume contains chapters by an international array of scholars and provides case studies from various countries with critical empirical analysis of social inequalities and how they shape media narratives and experiences. The topics examined here include poverty in the media in Britain and Turkey, technology and inequality in Italy and Bangladesh, gender, inequality, and empowerment in India, Mexico, and Australia, and cross national analysis of rape culture, among others.
Inequality affects us all. With insightful contributions from twenty-six prominent scholars, The Praxis of Social Inequality in Media: A Global Perspective presents country-specific studies that enunciate media depictions of poverty, technology-related inequalities, the media’s role in empowering women, and media representations of race, sexuality, and gender. This book should be essential reading for scholars, students, and practitioners interested in the media’s significant, but somewhat controversial, role in our global society.