Researching Gender and Media Tools, Guidelines, and Ethical Reflections

Biography

Sofie Van Bauwel is a Full Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Ghent University, where she is part of the CIMS (Centre for Cinema and Media Studies). She publishes widely on visual culture, gender and media.

Tonny Krijnen is Associate Professor Media Studies at the Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication, where she is part of DERIUS (Erasmus Research Institute for Media, Culture & History). She publishes widely on popular culture, gender, morality and media.

"A vital toolkit for today’s gender and media students. This book offers clear, accessible guidance for every step of the research journey. From designing intersectional research projects, to understanding qualitative and quantitative media methods, consider it your launchpad to becoming a confident and capable researcher."

- Red Chidgey, King's College London, UK

"This is a very welcome and valuable critical and practical guidebook for students interested in the fundamentals of the ‘doing’ of research on media and gender, particularly intersectional approaches. Van Bauwel and Krijnen provide a concise, constructive, and complete discussion of the research process from ideation through to data analysis and drawing conclusions, covering a wide range of methods and media in a rigorous yet engaging manner. An indispensible book for gender and media courses!"

- Alison Harvey, Dept of Global Communication and Cultures, Glendon College, York University, Canada

"Researching Gender and Media: Tools, Guidelines, and Ethical Reflections is an essential guide for students exploring gender and media research. It addresses the study of representation, production, and consumption while engaging with contemporary theoretical debates and methodologies. From choosing a topic to drawing conclusions, this book equips readers with the tools and confidence to conduct meaningful and responsible research."

- Rebekah Farrugia, Professor Communication and Media Studies, Oakland University, USA

"Researching Gender and Media is an absolutely essential contribution to our scholarly and pedagogical practice in contemporary media and gender studies. Written in an accessible language and taking us through production, representation, and consumption, this book provides us with the tools to analyze media in the contemporary evolving media ecosystem. Using a case study in each of the chapters, provides readers with hands on skills and research templates that can be applied to other research projects. Taking ethics and the AI universe into account makes this an essential resource for scholars researching and teaching gender and media."

- Angharad N. Valdivia, Emerita Research Professor Institute of Communications Research, University of Illinois, USA