{"title":"Laura Harvey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLaura Harvey\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful explorations into the dynamics of communication and relationships in contemporary society. Her work, such as \u003cem\u003eMediated Intimacy\u003c\/em\u003e, delves into how technology shapes human connection and social interaction in profound and nuanced ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in \u003cem\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/em\u003e, Harvey’s books provide readers with thoughtful analysis and a deeper understanding of media's role in everyday life, making them essential reading for those interested in cultural studies and communication theory.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mediated-intimacy-by-rosalind-gill-9781509509126","title":"Mediated Intimacy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMediated Intimacy\u003c\/em\u003e looks at contemporary sex and relationship advice, exploring how our intimate lives are shaped through different media, from manuals and magazines to television and Twitter. By exploring how intimacy is constructed through different media texts, the authors consider which ideas and practices these changing forms of 'sexpertise' open up, and which they close down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book reveals the intimate operation of power in mediated advice, how words and images, stories and sound can work to shore up social injustice. It critically engages with the ideas of choice and responsibility in sex self-help, arguing that these can obscure and\/or justify oppression, even if they are sometimes experienced as empowering and\/or pleasurable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis bold and incisive book provides a radical challenge to the assumptions underlying the sex advice industry, and presents a critical, collaborative and consensual vision for sex advice of the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461170610412,"sku":"9781509509126","price":44.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781509509126-mediated-intimacy.jpg?v=1774960723"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/laura-harvey.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}