202 Pages
by
Routledge
202 Pages
by
Routledge
202 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book, first published in 1990, takes a challenging look at the images constructed by the Press of women's political protest. Focusing on the peace camp at Greenham Common, Alison Young analyses in detail the way in which women protestors are represented in the press as deviant and criminal. Arguing that the criminal justice system and the media rely on each other's definitions of deviance,... Read more
1. Introduction: Reading, Women, Deviance 2. The Writing of Bodies: Greenham Common as Political Protest 3. Dramatis Feminae: the Female Body at Greenham Common 4. The Metaphorical Threat 5. Greenham Common as News Narrative 6. Politics and the News Discourse: An Institutional Scaffold 7. The Time of a Conclusion
Biography
Alison Young
