Gender and Media in the Broadcast Age

Gender and Media in the Broadcast Age deserves a space in any university library. This title is a very interesting and innovative study of women's broadcasting across three continents, and it makes a strong case that early broadcasters were at the forefront of feminism. * Radio User * In this brilliantly ambitious book Justine Lloyd weaves together theoretical insight and radio stories from three continents to reveal in high definition the complex patterning of public and private life in the interplay of gender politics and public service broadcasting. * Kate Lacey, Professor of Media History and Theory, University of Sussex, UK * With Gender and Media in the Broadcast Age, Justine Lloyd has produced a long-term, international comparative study of women's radio that is both impressive in scope and long overdue in scholarship. Her theoretical framework structured around the geographies of intimacy gives rise to a rich, multi-sited and multiply mediated exploration of both sides of the radio apparatus, and in so doing opens up further comparative and transnational horizons. It will be of interest to scholars of media history and women's history and will offer vital perspectives on the continuing reconfigurations of media intimacy and public service in our current age. * Alexander Badenoch, Netherlands Insitute for Sound and Vision Professor of Transnational Media, Free University of Amsterdam, Netherlands * Gender and Media in the Broadcast Age is a readable, enlightening book about the development and history of women's radio. It provides a good introduction to the feminist movement - a recommended read for anyone and everyone who is interested in media history or the development of women’s radio programming. -- Antonia Fischer * MEDIENwissenschaft: Rezensionen | Reviews (translated by Bloomsbury) *