Local Violence, Global Media: Feminist Analyses of Gendered Representations

Cuklanz (communications, Boston College) and Moorti (women's and gender studies, Middlebury College) have edited this volume on the gap between violence against women and international media treatments of these incidents. Using examples such as mass rapes during the Rwandan genocide, newspaper articles on battered women in Peru and "ethnicized masculinity" in South Africa, the authors underline the fact that gender-based violence exists in every country on the planet despite UN efforts to bring torture, global trafficking and sex slavery to light. Intended as a text for use in media, sociology and women's studies courses, this book allows students to assess the impact of feminist activism on global media. Annotation c2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)