Media Religion and Gender

<p><em>Media, Religion and Gender</em> presents a selection of eminent current scholarship that explores the role gender plays when religion, media use and values in contemporary society interact. The book:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>surveys the development of research on media, religion and culture through the lens of key theoretical and methodological issues and debates within gender studies.</li> <p> </p> <li>includes case studies drawn from a variety of countries and contexts to illustrate the range of issues, theoretical perspectives and empirical material involved in current work</li> <p> </p> <li>outlines new areas and reflects on challenges for the future.</li> </ul><p>Students of media, religion and gender at advanced level will find this a valuable resource, as will scholars and researchers working in this important and growing field.</p> <p>1. Introduction: Gender - a Blind Spot in Media, Religion and Culture? <i>Mia Lövheim </i>2. Media and Religion through the Lens of Feminist and Gender Theory <i>Mia Lövheim </i>3. Revealing the Feminist Orientation in the Methodologies of the Media, Religion, and Culture Field <i>Lynn Schofield Clark and Grace Chiou </i>4. Material Witnesses: Women and the Mediation of Christianity <i>Pamela E. Klassen and Kathryn Lofton </i>5. Occupying Pews, Missing in News: Women, Religion and Journalism <i>Joyce Smith </i>6. Danish Female Fans Negotiating Romance and Spirituality in <i>The Twilight Saga Line Nybro Petersen </i>7.<i> Lwa </i>Like Me: Gender, Sexuality and Vodou Online <i>Alexandra Boutros </i>8. Infertility, Blessings, and Head Coverings: Mediated Practices of Jewish Repentance <i>Michele Rosenthal </i>9. Claiming Religious Authority: Muslim Women and New Media <i>Anna Piela </i>10. Meanings and Masculinities <i>Curtis Coats and Stewart Hoover </i>11. "Saving Grace": Television with "Something More" <i>Diane Winston </i>12. Digital Storytelling: Empowering Feminist and Womanist Faith Formation with Young Women <i>Mary Hess </i>13. Media, Religion and Gender: Key Issues and Future Challenges <i>Mia Lövheim</i></p>