Visual Images of Women in the Arts and Mass Media
ARTS AND MASS MEDIA
This collection of research by ten sociologists makes it clear that women's images in the media and arts exert a tremendous influence on perceptions of women. Includes examinations of Vogue photographs from the 1940s to the 1990s; a semiological examination of a rock video; advertisements and stories in women's romance magazines; Latin American photonovellas; the catwoman image; changing portrayals of the Madonna; portrayals of women by sculptor Harriet Hosmer and artist deKooning; and three dance works by two women choreographer/dancers, Hanstein and Ziaks. Illustrated with photographs.
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