Gender and Pop Culture

Adrienne Trier-Bieniek, Ph.D., is Professor of Sociology at Valencia College. She is the author and editor of several books on popular culture, including The Beyoncé Effect (McFarland, 2016), and Sing Us a Song, Piano Woman: Female Fans and the Music of Tori Amos (Scarecrow, 2013).

"The timely, well-written pieces in Gender & Pop Culture manage to convey some of the intellectual excitement – and dare I say it, fun – that the best in media studies and feminism can stimulate. Students and scholars alike will appreciate how the wide-ranging chapters in this volume provide greater depth and context to some of the great debates of our time about the ‘effects of media’ that take place every day in university classrooms and around kitchen tables. This should be required reading for anyone who’s ever watched TV, gone to a movie or put on a pair of headphones!" - Jackson Katz, Ph.D., creator of Tough Guise 2: Violence, Manhood and American Culture and author of The Macho Paradox"An important addition to the fields of gender and media studies, this excellent compilation will be useful to students and teachers in a wide range of disciplines. The research is solid, the examples from popular culture are current and interesting, and the conclusions are original and illuminating. It is certain to stimulate self-reflection and lively discussion." - Jean Kilbourne, Ed.D., author, feminist activist and creator of the Killing Us Softly: Advertising’s Image of Women film series"An ideal teaching tool: the introduction is intellectually robust and orients the reader towards a productive engagement with the chapters; the contributions themselves are diverse and broad in terms of the subject matter covered; and the conclusion helps students take what they have learnt beyond the classroom. I can’t wait to make use of it." - Sut Jhally, Professor of Communication, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Founder & Executive Director, Media Education Foundation"Gender & Pop Culture takes no prisoners in describing the influences of patriarchy on a wide range of media. With up-to-date examples, strongly worded arguments, and ideas for resistance, these chapters are sure classroom conversation starters." - Lisa Wade, Founder of Sociological Images and Professor, Occidental College

• AcknowledgementsIntroductionAdrienne Trier-Bieniek1. Streaming Transgender: Visualizing Continuity and Change in Transgender Media Representationsalithia zamantakis and J. E. Sumerau2. Sexism, Sex, Media and KidsScott Richardson3. Gender and AdvertisingPatricia Arend4. Lady Gaga, Lemonade, and Hamilton: The Impact of Music on Gender and Social ActivismAdrienne Trier-Bieniek and Amanda Pullum5. “As Seen on TV”: Gender, Television, and Popular CultureJenn Brandt6. Popular Movies That Teach: How Movies Teach about Schools & GendersKevin J. Burke and Adam J. Greteman7. Gender, Sport, and Popular CultureEmily A. Roper and Katherine M. Polasek8. Gender and Technology: Women’s Usage, Creation and PerspectivesCindy Royal9. Going beyond the Classroom: What Now?Adrienne Trier-BieniekFurther ReadingNotes on Contributors