Dark matters: on the surveillance of blackness
Dark matters: on the surveillance of blackness
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DOI:
10.1080/14680777.2016.1161347
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发表时间:
2016-03
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1.7
通讯作者:
R. Gonzales
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作者:
R. Gonzales
connecting to the framework in their example and analyses. Additionally, the “Bodies” section reads more disparate than “Passions” and “Labor” and features articles that are not as readily assigned to a singular theme. The strength of Cupcakes, Pinterest, and Ladyporn lies in its sheer range of contributions that illustrate the salience of examining “feminized cultures” in contemporary media. The authors convincingly reveal the feminization of audiences and products targeted towards women and illustrate the ways in which these re-inscribe traditional marginalizations of patriarchy, white supremacy, and gender normativity. Additionally, the book engages its readers visually through many printed images, which aids readers’ ability to engage with the authors’ critiques and artifacts more vividly. The timeliness of the examples and objects of analyses proliferates the book’s potential for use in the undergraduate and graduate classroom, e.g., in coursework on gender and media, feminist media studies, critical/cultural studies, gender and technology, and digital media at large. Cupcakes, Pinterest, and Ladyporn may also facilitate a historical overview of the feminization of media by allowing students to compare and contrast media texts and their effects on culture and gender. Through its diverse contributions, this edited volume successfully illustrates what “feminized cultures” produce in a society obsessed with niche marketing and narrowcasting. Hence, the volume effectively dovetails with contemporary conversations on the depictions of women in media (Alana A. Ruggiero 2012), digital labor by women (Brooke e. Duffy 2015; Ursula Huws 2014), and post-feminist digital cultures (Amy s. Dobson 2015). Through its manifold critiques of digital media, cultural products, and gendered spaces, Cupcakes, Pinterest, and Ladyporn has the potential to reinvigorate contemporary scholarship in feminist media studies and bring “feminized cultures” back into focus.