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"Feminism At the Movies: Understanding Gender In Contemporary Popular Cinema, is edited by Hilary Radner and Rebecca Stringer, and published by Routledge in 2011. It’s by the far the most comprehensive collection of essays on this topic I’ve seen, and takes in 21 essays by contributing scholars. These are loosely grouped into five categories: masculinity, a space for women, consumer culture, family and violence." Continue reading.
"The true achievement of this book is its astute, perceptive, and thought-provoking discussion ... This intellectually stimulating book should be informative and enjoyable for a wide range of readers. At once a satisfying read and a valuable reference source, this is a solid and worthwhile scholarly effort." --Mihaela Mihailova, Yale University (The Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, 2011)
Read P2P Foundation's review of Xtine Burrough's Net Works: Case Studies in Web Art and Design (Routledge, 2011). For more information on this title or to request your complimentary exam copy, please visit us here.
How has the internet lived up to its expectations? Were our predictions on its impact accurate? Or have some of the prophecies failed to materialise?
Routledge author and editor James Curran answers these questions in his interview on the ABC series Big Ideas. He illustrates how the rise of the internet has transformed the world we live in, yet not always in the way we had expected. Listen to the full interview here.
"The examinations of various issues--networked communication, Internet journalism, new sociability, the digital gap--make these essays valuable, fresh resources in contemporary media studies... Summing Up: Highly recommended." --M. R. Grant, emerita, Wheaton College
Eyebeam presents a panel discussion among authors in the edited volume, Net Works (Routledge), followed by a reception and book signing and launch party. Net Works offers an inside look into the process of successfully developing thoughtful, innovative digital media, and includes a number of Eyebeam alumni and affiliates.
In Race After the Internet, Lisa Nakamura and Peter Chow-White bring together a collection of interdisciplinary, forward-looking essays exploring the complex role that digital media technologies play in shaping our ideas about race.
Are dark fairy tales more authentic?
By Emma Mustich, 20-August-2011
They'll huff and they'll puff
