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READINGS: All readings will be made available as electronic resources and reserve readings (and are subject to change):
Kellner, Douglas. “Cultural Studies, Multiculturalism, and Media Culture.”
Ghosh, Sanjukta. “‘Confusing’ Exotica: Producing India in U.S. Advertising.”
Hall, Stuart. “The Whites of Their Eyes: Racist Ideologies and the Media.”
Lull, James. “Hegemony.”
Radway, Janice A. “Women Read the Romance: The Interaction of Text and Context.”
Pietersem, Jan Nederveen. “White Negroes.”
Croteau, David and Hoynes, William. “The New Media Giants: Changing Industry Structure.”
Jhally, Sut. “Image-Based Culture: Advertising and Popular Culture.”
Kilbourne, Jean. “The More You Subtract, the More You Add: Cutting Girls Down to Size.”
Crane, Diana. “Gender and Hegemony in Fashion Magazines: Women’s Interpretations of Fashion
Rogers, Deborah D. “Daze of Our Lives: The Soap Opera as Feminine Text.”
Steinem, Gloria. “Sex, Lies and Advertising.”
Katz, Jackson. “Advertising and the Construction of Violent White Masculinity: From Eminem to Clinique for Men.”
Locke, Brian. “Here Comes the Judge: The Dancing Itos and the Televisual Construction of the Enemy Asian Male.”
Dines, Gail. “King Kong and the White Woman: Huster Magazine and the Demonization of Black Masculinity.”
Zook, Kristal Brent. “Living Single and ‘The Fight for Mr. Right’: Latifah Don’t Play.”
Mulvey, Laura. "Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema".
Zook, Kristal Brent. “The Fox Network and the Revolution in Black Television.
Coleman, Robin R. Means. “Black Sitcom Portrayals.”
Sun, Chyng Feng. “Ling Woo in Historical Context: The New Face of Asian American Stereotypes on Television.” Bogle, Donald. “Workplace Dramas, Ensemble Casts, 1990s Style.
Seiter, Ellen. "Lay Theories of Media Effects: Power Rangers at Pre-School."
Giroux, Henry A. “Kids for Sale: Corporate Culture and the Challenge of Public Schooling.”
Orenstein, Peggy, “What’s Wrong With Cinderella?”
Perry, Imani. “Who(se) Am I?: Identity and Image of Women in Hip-Hop.”
Rose, Tricia. “Hidden Politics: Discursive and Institutional Policing of Rap Music.”
+ including Dyer, “In Defense of Disco” + Frith, “Rock and Sexuality” + Frere-Jones from The New Yorker
Hart, Kylo-Patrick R. “Representing Gay Men on American Television.”.
Raymond, Diane. “Popular Culture and Queer Representation: A Critical Perspective.”
Hubert, Susan J. “What’s Wrong With This Picture: The Politics of Ellen’s Coming Out Party.”
Gamson, Joshua. “Sitting Ducks and Forbidden Fruits.”
Fejes, Fred. “Advertising and the Political Economy of Lesbian/Gay Identity.”
Griffin, Sean. “ ‘You’ve Never Had a Friend Like Me’: Target Marketing Disney to a Gay Community.”