|
|
|||
|
||||
OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Meg-John Barker , Rosalind Gill (King's College London) , Laura HarveyPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd Imprint: Polity Press Dimensions: Width: 15.80cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.10cm Weight: 0.544kg ISBN: 9781509509119ISBN 10: 1509509119 Pages: 312 Publication Date: 23 March 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAt a time when the field of sexual discourse is often characterized as unbounded we may fail to notice the structuring operations of new normativities. This exceptionally readable book tracks fraught concepts of intimacy as they arise in a range of media forms, and a period of more overt transactionalism and heavy cultural emphasis on production of the sexually desirable, sexually agentic self. The authors' meticulous and rigorous account of public discourses of sexual intimacy is a considerable achievement. Diane Negra, University College Dublin At a time when the field of sexual discourse is often characterized as unbounded we may fail to notice the structuring operations of new normativities. This exceptionally readable book tracks fraught concepts of intimacy as they arise in a range of media forms, and a period of more overt transactionalism and heavy cultural emphasis on production of the sexually desirable, sexually agentic self. The authors' meticulous and rigorous account of public discourses of sexual intimacy is a considerable achievement. Diane Negra, University College Dublin Investigating the varied dimensions of mediating our intimate lives, this brilliant book provides a far-reaching analysis of contemporary forms of sex advice, from sex television to sex apps and more. Importantly, Mediated Intimacy not only examines the contemporary media landscape, but it is also a guide for readers to create sex-critical advice on their own, using creative and thought-provoking examples for challenging conventional norms and practices about sexual intimacies. Sarah Banet-Weiser, University of Southern California At a time when the field of sexual discourse is often characterized as unbounded we may fail to notice the structuring operations of new normativities. This exceptionally readable book tracks fraught concepts of intimacy as they arise in a range of media forms, and a period of more overt transactionalism and heavy cultural emphasis on production of the sexually desirable, sexually agentic self. The authors' meticulous and rigorous account of public discourses of sexual intimacy is a considerable achievement. Diane Negra, University College Dublin Investigating the varied dimensions of mediating our intimate lives, this brilliant book provides a far-reaching analysis of contemporary forms of sex advice, from sex television to sex apps and more. Importantly, Mediated Intimacy not only examines the contemporary media landscape, but it is also a guide for readers to create sex-critical advice on their own, using creative and thought-provoking examples for challenging conventional norms and practices about sexual intimacies. Sarah Banet-Weiser, University of Southern California Author InformationMeg-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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |