Television

The idea for this special issue arose when the Puerto Rican and Latino Studies Institute called together a small group of scholars during the Spring of 2001.

This book analyzes the development of female prostitution in the Pacific port of Puntarenas, Costa Rica during the advanced stage of the coffee exporting economy (1880-1930), at the height of the consolidation of the liberal state.

This book analyzes the development of female prostitution in the Pacific port of Puntarenas, Costa Rica during the advanced stage of the coffee exporting economy (1880-1930), at the height of the consolidation of the liberal state.

Worried about short rehearsal time?

Worried about short rehearsal time?

In recent years there have been substantial changes in approaches to how genders are made and what functions genders fulfill.

First Published in 2005.

First Published in 2005.

In this practical follow up to Refusing to be a Man, John Stoltenberg uses a combination of case studies, autobiography, checklists and discussion points, to speak directly to men about how the social construction of manhood operates in everyday relationships and to show how these same dynamics drive the behaviour of gangs, race-hate groups, and international imperialism.

In this practical follow up to Refusing to be a Man, John Stoltenberg uses a combination of case studies, autobiography, checklists and discussion points, to speak directly to men about how the social construction of manhood operates in everyday relationships and to show how these same dynamics drive the behaviour of gangs, race-hate groups, and international imperialism.

This book proposes the 'signature role TV star' as a new theoretical category of stardom by evaluating Adam West as a quintessential example of this type of figure.

It was once said that all politics is local.

It was once said that all politics is local.

What does it mean to speak of 'men' as a gender category in relation to law?

What does it mean to speak of 'men' as a gender category in relation to law?

As the United States marks its first presidential election of a new century, Witcover shows us how professional mercenaries -- with little party loyalty and diminished political principles, driven by an insatiable need for money -- are poisoning public life.

As the United States marks its first presidential election of a new century, Witcover shows us how professional mercenaries -- with little party loyalty and diminished political principles, driven by an insatiable need for money -- are poisoning public life.

The supremacy of the global fascist superman never became a reality but was certainly an intention.

The supremacy of the global fascist superman never became a reality but was certainly an intention.

This is a study of masculinity as a metaphor and especially of the muscular male body as a moral symbol.

This is a study of masculinity as a metaphor and especially of the muscular male body as a moral symbol.

This book examines television culture in Russia under the government of Vladimir Putin.

This book examines television culture in Russia under the government of Vladimir Putin.

Television entertainment rules supreme, one of the world's most important disseminators of information, ideas, and amusement.

Television entertainment rules supreme, one of the world's most important disseminators of information, ideas, and amusement.

Managing Television News provides a practical introduction to the television news producer, one of the most significant and influential roles in a newscast.

Managing Television News provides a practical introduction to the television news producer, one of the most significant and influential roles in a newscast.

This book examines the American television legal series from its development as a genre in the 1940s to the present day.

This book examines the American television legal series from its development as a genre in the 1940s to the present day.

The phenomenon of bankonka - 'postponement of marriage' - is increasingly reported in contemporary Japanese media, clearly illustrating the changing patterns of modern lifestyles and attitudes towards marriage, personal obligation and ambition.

The phenomenon of bankonka - 'postponement of marriage' - is increasingly reported in contemporary Japanese media, clearly illustrating the changing patterns of modern lifestyles and attitudes towards marriage, personal obligation and ambition.

This groundbreaking work explores masculinity and the body within sports.

This groundbreaking work explores masculinity and the body within sports.

This anthology takes us beyond the status of masculinity itself, questioning society's and the media's normative concepts of the masculine, and considering the extent to which men and women can transcend these stereotypes and prescriptions.

This anthology takes us beyond the status of masculinity itself, questioning society's and the media's normative concepts of the masculine, and considering the extent to which men and women can transcend these stereotypes and prescriptions.

This book is about the relationship between media and globalization, explored through the unique study of the global expansion of Discovery Communications, spearheaded by the Discovery Channel, one of the world's largest providers of factual television programming and media content.

This book is about the relationship between media and globalization, explored through the unique study of the global expansion of Discovery Communications, spearheaded by the Discovery Channel, one of the world's largest providers of factual television programming and media content.

This book examines the commercial speech of advertising as a cultural phenomenon whose social significance far exceeds its economic influence.

This book examines the commercial speech of advertising as a cultural phenomenon whose social significance far exceeds its economic influence.

Caricatures of sixties television--called a "e;vast wasteland"e; by the FCC president in the early sixties--continue to dominate our perceptions of the era and cloud popular understanding of the relationship between pop culture and larger social forces.

Caricatures of sixties television--called a "e;vast wasteland"e; by the FCC president in the early sixties--continue to dominate our perceptions of the era and cloud popular understanding of the relationship between pop culture and larger social forces.

First published in 1980, More Bad News is the Second Volume in the research findings of the Glasgow University Media Group.

First published in 1980, More Bad News is the Second Volume in the research findings of the Glasgow University Media Group.

This book will help practitioners overcome one of the leading challenges in couples therapy: working effectively with the male partner.

This book will help practitioners overcome one of the leading challenges in couples therapy: working effectively with the male partner.

Communication Yearbook 19, originally published in 1996 provides rich overviews of key developments in theory, method, and application.

Communication Yearbook 19, originally published in 1996 provides rich overviews of key developments in theory, method, and application.

In Communication Yearbook 11 major contributions from leading scholars in a variety of communication fields are presented and then critiqued by other authorities (often representing complementary or competing schools of thought).

In Communication Yearbook 11 major contributions from leading scholars in a variety of communication fields are presented and then critiqued by other authorities (often representing complementary or competing schools of thought).