Mediated Intimacy

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Sex Advice in Media Culture

By Rosalind Gill and Meg-John Barker and Laura Harvey

Summary

Mediated Intimacy explores how contemporary sex and relationship advice, disseminated through various media such as manuals, magazines, television, and social platforms like Twitter, shapes our intimate lives. The authors examine how different forms of 'sexpertise' influence perceptions and practices of intimacy, revealing the underlying power dynamics and social injustices reinforced by these media. Challenging the often uncritical notions of choice and responsibility in sex self-help, the book offers a radical and thoughtful vision for the future of sex advice that is critical, collaborative, and consensual.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in media studies, gender and sexuality education, and critical analyses of contemporary sexual culture. It appeals to educators, students, and professionals seeking a nuanced understanding of how intimacy is mediated and influenced by modern media.

Description

Mediated Intimacy 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.

The 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.

This 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.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Praised for its meticulous and rigorous analysis, Mediated Intimacy is noted as an exceptionally readable and bold examination of sexual discourse across media forms. The book is acknowledged for its far-reaching insights into sex advice, providing both critical perspectives and practical guidance for challenging conventional norms in sexual intimacies. Reviewers highlight its significant contribution to understanding the cultural emphasis on sexual desire and agency in contemporary media.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781509509126

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 March 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Polity Press

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 150.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 454g

Pages: 312

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Education & Reference Laura Harvey Meg-John Barker Non-Fiction Rosalind Gill

About the Author

Meg John Barker is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at The Open University.

Rosalind Gill is Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis at City University, London.

Laura Harvey is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Brighton.