{"title":"Wendy Hilton-Morrow","description":"\u003cp\u003eWendy Hilton-Morrow's work explores the complex intersections of identity, media, and culture, offering insightful analysis that challenges conventional narratives. Her writing spans topics such as sexual identities and their representation, making her contributions essential for those interested in contemporary media studies and social identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders will find in her books a thoughtful examination of how media shapes and reflects educational and social realities. Wendy Hilton-Morrow’s scholarship is grounded in rigorous research, providing valuable perspectives for educators, students, and anyone fascinated by the dynamic relationship between identity and media.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sexual-identities-and-the-media-by-wendy-hilton-morrow-9780415532969","title":"Sexual Identities and the Media","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSexual Identities and the Media\u003c\/em\u003e encourages students to examine media as a site of negotiation for how people make sense of their own and others’ sexual identities. Taking a critical\/cultural approach, Wendy Hilton-Morrow and Kathleen Battles weave together theory, synthesis of existing research, and original analysis of contemporary media examples in order to explore key areas of debate, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAn historical context for contemporary GLBTQ representations;\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe advantages and limitations of media visibility, including a discussion of the strengths and limitations of stereotype research and the quest for \"positive\" representations;\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe role of consumer culture in constructing GLBTQ identities;\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eStrategies of mainstream media resistance by GLBTQ community members, including oppositional\/queer reading strategies and the production of media products by and for the GLBTQ community;\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe complexities of comedy as a popular narrative device in GLBTQ portrayals;\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe closet as a structuring metaphor in both GLBTQ identities and engagement with media;\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMedia representations of GLBTQ bodies as sites of non-normative desires and gender identities.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing an enormous range of discussion questions and case studies—from celebrity coming-out narratives, transgender models, and slash fiction writers to \u003cem\u003eGlee\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eModern Family\u003c\/em\u003e—this textbook offers a timely, informative, and demystifying introduction to this vital intersection in contemporary culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607626432748,"sku":"9780415532969","price":365.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780415532969-sexual-identities-and-the-media.jpg?v=1778171566"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/wendy-hilton-morrow.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}