Making Sense of Men's Magazines
Jackson, Peter (University of Sheffield) / Stevenson, Nick (University of Nottingham) / Brooks, Kate (University of Sheffield)
The last decade has witnessed the phenomenal growth of the men's magazine market, raising important questions of a more general kind. What is the significance of the rise of men's lifestyle magazines for gender politics? Are we witnessing a backlash against feminism or are they merely harmless fun? Why did 'new man' give way to the 'new lad'? What political issues do these questions raise within the context of the information society?Making Se...