Debra L. Merskin

Sexing the Media: How and Why We Do It Debra L. Merskin New edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Biographical Note: Debra L. Merskin (PhD, Syracuse University) is Associate Professor of Media Studies at the University of Oregon. She is the author of &ltI>Media, Minorities, and Meaning: A Critical Introduction&lt/I> (Peter Lang, 2010). Table of Contents: Contents: The Puritan Sex Ethic - Prelude to Passion - Sexing the Media - Reviving Lolita: Sexualization of Adolescent - Girls in Fashion Advertising - Mirroring Violent Masculinity: Nike's -Warriors- Campaign - Angels in America: Seeing through Victoria's Secret - Catty: The Feral Feminine in Media - A Boyfriend to Die for: Edward Cullen as Compensated Psychopath in Twilight - But Where Are the Clothes? The Pornographic Gaze in Mainstream American Magazine Fashion Advertising - Homosexuality and Horror: The Lesbian Vampire Film - Not So Pretty Woman: Prostitution and the John in Media."