Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-290) and index.

Intersections and new directions : on feminism and political economy / Ellen Riordan -- Feminist theory and political economy : toward a friendly alliance / H. Leslie Steeves and Janet Wasko -- Something old, something new : lingering moments in the unhappy marriage of marxism and feminism / Lisa McLaughlin -- An un-suitable technology for a woman? : communication as circulation / Mich�ele Martin -- The invisibility of the everyday : new technology and women's work / Ellen Balka -- The political economy of women's employment in the information sector / Stana Martin -- Sexual harassment as an economic concern : Swedish and American coverage of Astra / Nancy Hauserman -- Single moms, quota queens, and the model majority : putting "women" to work in the California Civil Rights Initiative / Roopali Mukherjee -- Selling women (down the river) : gendered relations and the political economy of broadcast news / Karen Ross -- Gender and the political economy of newsmaking : a case study of human rights coverage / Carolyn M. Byerly -- Weighing the transgressive star body of Shelley Duvall / Justin Wyatt -- Periodical pleasures : magazines for U.S. Latinas / Amy Beer -- Born to shop : teenage women and the marketplace in the postwar United States / Angela R. Record -- Niche market at last! : advertising and lesbian/gay identity / Fred Fejes -- Gendering the commodity audience : critical media research, feminism, and political economy / Eileen R. Meehan -- The thrill is gone : advertising, gender representation, and the loss of desire / Robin Andersen -- Xuxa at the borders of U.S. TV : checked for gender, race, and national identity / Ramona Curry and Angharad Valdivia.

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