Introduction: Gender and the everyday: Contemporary communication culture, and media
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
Outskirts
Publisher
University of Western Australia
School
School of Arts and Humanities / Centre for Research in Entertainment, Arts, Technology, Education and Communications
RAS ID
28030
Abstract
Communication, culture and media are embedded in our everyday lives in ways we are often unaware of. Whether we wake up and reach for our phone or think carefully about how to phrase a difficult sentence in an email, these multiple forms of communication, culture and media are embedded in our everyday. At conception and the first ultrasound image, a gender designation is ascribed that affects our everyday lives in innumerable ways – from the toys we are given, to sports that we play, to conceptions of self and the life choices available to us. Our gender inflects our everyday experiences and engagements with our bodies and those around us, and this becomes more and more evident as we manoeuvre into public, private and digital spaces. This special issue shares a handful of the papers initially presented at the “Gender and the Everyday: Contemporary Communication, Culture and Media” conference hosted by The Western Australian Communication, Culture and Media group (WACCM) and held at Murdoch University in September 2017...
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Comments
Clarke, K., Cover, R., O'Mahony, L., Rodan, D., & Willson, M. (2018). Introduction: Gender and the everyday: Contemporary communication culture, and media [Special issue]. Outskirts, (38), 1-3. Available here