Sex And Money: Feminism and Political Economy in the Media

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Sex & Money Commerce and Mass Culture Series Justin Wyatt, Editor Sex and Money: Feminism and Political Economy in the Media Eileen R. Meehan and Ellen Riordan, Editors Directed by Allen Smithee Jeremy Braddock and Stephen Hock, Editors Sure Seaters: The Emergence of Art House Cinema Barbara Wilinsky Walter Wanger, Hollywood Independent Matthew Bernstein Hollywood Goes Shopping David Desser and Garth S. Jowett, Editors Screen Style: Fashion and Femininity in 1930s Hollywood Sarah Berry Active Radio: Pacifica’s Brash Experiment Jeff Land Sex & Money Feminism and Political Economy in the Media Eileen R. Meehan Ellen Riordan Editors Commerce and Mass Culture Series University of Minnesota Press Minneapolis / London Copyright 2002 by the Regents of the University of Minnesota All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Published by the University of Minnesota Press 111 Third Avenue South, Suite 290 Minneapolis, MN 55401-2520 http://www.upress.umn.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Sex and money : feminism and political economy in the media / Eileen R. Meehan and Ellen Riordan, editors. p. cm. — (Commerce and mass culture series) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8166-3787-3 — ISBN 0-8166-3788-1 (pbk.) 1. Feminism and mass media. 2. Mass media—Economic aspects. 3. Mass media and technology. I. Meehan, Eileen R., 1951– II. Riordan, Ellen. III. Series. P96.F46 S49 2001 302.23'082—dc21 2001004672 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper The University of Minnesota is an equal-opportunity educator and employer. 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ...