Making Sense of Men's Magazines

The last decade has witnessed the phenomenal growth of the men's magazine market, raising important questions of a more general kind. What is the significance of the rise of men's lifestyle magazines for gender politics? Are we witnessing a backlash against feminism or are they merely harmless fun? Why did lsquo;new man' give way to the lsquo;new lad'? What political issues do these questions raise within the context of the information society? 
Making Sense of Men's Magazines is an original study which enables us to understand the appeal of men's magazines, the ways in which they are constructed and understood, and many of the complex questions they raise for both men and women. Through interviews with editors and key production staff, an analysis of the content of men's magazines and focus group interviews, this work seeks to lsquo;make sense' of this cultural phenomenon. The authors give particular attention to the gendered and commercial character of men's magazines, and the implications they have for the way we understand capitalism, masculinity and consumption in the modern world. This book makes a major contribution to understanding the role of magazines in contemporary culture and will be essential reading for students of sociology, media and cultural studies and gender studies.

Stevenson, Nick

Brooks, Kate

JACKSON,Peter

History

Polity

The last decade has witnessed the phenomenal growth of the men'smagazine market, raising important questions of a more generalkind. What is the significance of the rise of men's lifestylemagazines for gender politics? Are we witnessing a backlash againstfeminism or are they merely harmless fun? Why did lsquo;new man'give way to the lsquo;new lad'? What political issues do thesequestions raise within the context of the information society?Making Sense of Men's Magazines is an original study which enablesus to understand the appeal of men's magazines, the ways in whichthey are constructed and understood, and many of the complexquestions they raise for both men and women. Through interviewswith editors and key production staff, an analysis of the contentof men's magazines and focus group interviews, this work seeks tolsquo;make sense' of this cultural phenomenon. The authors giveparticular attention to the gendered and commercial character ofmen's magazines, and the implications they have for the way weunderstand capitalism, masculinity and consumption in the modernworld.This book makes a major contribution to understanding the role ofmagazines in contemporary culture and will be essential reading forstudents of sociology, media and cultural studies and genderstudies.

""Such research is invaluable to academics, the industry and policy workers, and their findings are too important to ignore."" -Annette Hill in Framework: The Journal of Cinema and Media Exploring the influence ""action"" films have on audiences, this book considers how people relate to and are influenced by such films as Judge Dredd. While a considerable amount of audience research has been done within the media studies tradition, the scope of the research has not previously been limited to the audiences of these types of film. This study delves specifically into audiences of this specific genre of film, which has been a mainstay of Hollywood since the mid-1970s.

Knowing Audiences: ""Judge Dredd,"" Its Friends, Fans and Foes

Humor & Entertainment

Barker, Martin

Movies

University of Luton Press

At the age of 23, immediately following the Twin Tower attacks, Kate Brooks moved to Pakistan to photograph the impact of the U.S. foreign policy in the region. It was the start of a 10 year odyssey covering world changing events, from the hunt for Osama bin Laden in the mountains of Tora Bora and the American invasion of Iraq, to Lebanon's disenfranchised Palestinian population and the country's power struggles with Syria and Israel, the protests in Egypt's Tahrir Square and the beginning of the war in Libya. 
In the LIght of Darkness interweaves a selection of those images with a series of personal essays chronicling Brooks' own journey as a young woman, from 9-11 to the Arab Spring uprisings of early 2011. Her images capture the harsh beauty and poignant pain of a region mired in conflict while her words trace a personal narrative of loss--of friends, of colleagues and of innocence. 
Kate Brooks' photographs have been published in TIME, Newsweek, The New Yorker, Smithsonian, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. A retrospective of her work was on exhibit at the Southeast Museum of Photography in 2011 -- www.smponline.org or www.katebrooks.com. Ms. Brooks has been the recipient of numerous awards and her photographs have been exhibited in the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East.

In The Light Of Darkness: A Photographer's Journey After 9/11

Arts & Photography

Individual Artists

Schilt Publishing

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