Dangerous Discourses brings together new work by feminist scholars who provide a multifaceted
view of the ways contemporary media discourses inscribe particular understandings of gendered
social identities gun violence and public policy. The chapters examine multiple media
locations where discourses about guns and violence against women proliferate including social
media mainstream news National Rifle Association-sponsored magazines gun research public
policy debates popular magazines and television drama. Utilizing theory and empirical
research this book helps us see more clearly how gender sexuality and other intersecting
identities must be included in analysis of media discourses of guns and gendered violence. The
authors discuss the role of patriarchal ideologies and center feminist thought and concerns in
order to get beyond the one-liners sound bites and truisms about bad guys the Second
Amendment mental health and personal freedom that currently dominate public debates about
guns and violence. With its unique views on the ways gun violence and gender inflect each other
in the United States this book is designed for courses in media studies women's studies and
sociology.
