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Need support or information? Look no further. gURL's put together the following list of resources to help you out.
The Evolution of Allure
by George Hersey (MIT Press, 1996) A high-falutin' romp through the overlap of art history and biology.
From Mae to Madonna: Women Entertainers in Twentieth-Century America
by June Sochen (University Press of Kentucky, 1999) The impact of women on entertainment and their effect on American culture.
From Reverence to Rape: The Treatment of Women in the Movies
by Molly Haskell (University of Chicago Press, 1987) A look at how women have been treated on film throughout the 20th century.
Mammies No More: The Changing Image of Black Women on Stage and Screen
by Lisa M. Anderson (Rowman & Littlefield, 1997) Explores how stereotypes of black women have been reflected and reinforced in the theater and cinema.
The Nude
by Kenneth Clark (Princeton University Press, 1972) Classic historical analysis of nudes in art, and what they mean.
She's A Rebel: The History of Women in Rock & Roll
by Gillian G. Gaar (Seal Press, 2002) Explores the role of rock and pop heroines.
20th Century Rock and Roll: Women in Rock
by Dale Sherman (Collector's Guide Publications, 2001) Profiles of 50 influential musicians and icons.
Understanding Comics
by Scott McCloud (Kitchen Sink Press, 1994) A comic book that can change the way you think about media.
Ways of Seeing
by John Berger (Viking, 1995) Accessible, groundbreaking work about media, culture and perception.
We Gotta Get Out of This Place
by Gerri Hirshey (Atlantic Monthly Press, 2001) One woman's history of women in rock 'n' roll.
We're Desperate: the Punk Rock Photography of Jim Jocoy
(PowerHouse Books, 2002) Punk style captured on film, with writing from music and fashion icons.
Where the Girls Are: Growing up Female with the Mass Media
by Susan J. Douglas (Random House, 1995) An exploration of the representation of American women in postwar American media.
About Face is a San Francisco-based non-profit group that tries to combat negative and distorted images of women in the media.
The Girls, Women + Media Project is dedicated to increasing awareness of how pop culture and media represent and affect girls and women.
Guerrilla Girls is dedicated to fighting discrimination in politics, the media... basically everywhere.
Women's Image Network is dedicated to encouraging positive portrayals of women in film, theater and television.
gURL guide: career in the arts
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