The complex visual gendering of political women in the press

Journalism Studies

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 891-910

  Lundell, Åsa Kroon ^a   Ekström, Mats ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Femininity; Gender; Media; Politics; Visuals; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954709613     PISSN: 1461670X     EISSN: 14699699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616700802227845     Document Type: Article

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