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Media, Culture and the Religious Right
. Ed(S): Kintz, Linda; Lesage, Julia
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Paperback. Editor(s): Kintz, Linda; Lesage, Julia. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HRC; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
The first comprehensive treatment of right-wing Christian media as a cultural phenomenon.
As the religious right has increased in both power and visibility, there has been a commensurate growth in the prominence of Christian media. This important and timely collection is the first to provide a broad overview of the organizations, history, and media influences of the Christian right. Here, the best minds in media studies, sociology, political science, religious studies, and gay and lesbian studies come together to paint a revealing portrait of conservative Christian media today.
Striving for analysis rather than accusation, the contributors examine both symbolic structures and ... Read moreTopics include: training films and videos used by the Christian Coalition; the 700 Club as an example of the ideological operations of religious television; key figures such as Rush Limbaugh and religious psychologist Dr. Dobson; cable and satellite broadcasting and other new technologies and alternative media; Christian video and radio; and media’s effect on the organizing practices and political mobilization of the religious right. Several of the authors discuss the Internet, including newsgroups and listservs, as well as fax machines and other emerging technologies employed by religious conservatives. Contributors: Nancy T. Ammerman, Hartford Seminary; Chip Berlet, Political Research Associates, Somerville, Mass.; Meryem Ersoz; Razelle Frankl, Rowan College; Steven Gardiner; Frances Guilfoyle; Eithne Johnson; Jeff Land, U of Oregon; Ioannis Mookas; Laurie Schulze; and Anna Williams. Show LessProduct Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816630851
SKU
V9780816630851
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About . Ed(S): Kintz, Linda; Lesage, Julia
Linda Kintz is associate professor of English at the University of Oregon and the author of Between Jesus and the Market: The Emotions That Matter in Right-Wing America (1997). Julia Lesage is associate professor of English at the University of Oregon and is coeditor and cofounder of Jump Cut: A Review of Contemporary Media.
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