Bibliography: Books

Author Surname, Author First Name (year of publication): Title. Place of Publication: Publisher

1) Maltby,Richard (1994):Popular Culture In The Twentieth Century, Grange Books
This book is useful because it discusses how fashion has changed and in particular how magazines and media promote fashion, and in ugly betty, the workplace is shown to be Mode magazines -which represents the fashion world.
2) Hollows, Joanne (2000): Feminism, Femininity and Popluar Culture, Manchester university press
useful: shows the feminist perspective-again focussed on the fashion side which is most relevent, shows how some feminist think remaining natural and rejecting fashion makes a statement, as then you are considered less feminine- this is vital as betty is shown to be natural and does not embrace the fashion world, hence she is an outcast.
3)Bennett,Peter ,Slater,Jerry ,Wall, Peter (2006): A2 Media Studies: The Essential Introduction, Routledge
useful: has some info on marxism and their perspective on capitalism and the expliotation of the working class, which links to my topic because betty does represent the working class and the programmes setting is New York which is a capitalist society. It also has lots on the male gaze (laura Mulvey)
4)Branston,Gill ,Stafford,Roy: the Media Student's Book second edtion
useful: marxism theory in detail and about ideological state apparatus.
5) O'Sullivan,Tim, Jewkes,Yvonne (1997-reprinted in 2004): The Media Studies Reader,Arnold, Edward
useful: about the female state mysterious and has some info on career women representations.
6)Moore,Stephen,Aiken,Dave,Chapman,Steve (2005): SociologyAS , collins
useful: talks about how there are a limited range of roles for women, as well as all the theorist.
7)Lawson,Tony, Jones,Marsha,Moores,Ruth (2000): Advanced Sociology through diagrams ,Great Clarendon street,Oxford, Oxford university press
useful: has info on feminism, marxism and case studies. It also features some info on the post-modern view as well as sterotypes.
8)Gauntlett,David (2002): Media,Gender and Identity An Introduction, New Fetter lane, london, Routledge
useful: has many theorist and has studies which can be linked to my study. The book explores how the representations have changed from the past.
9) Price,John,Nicholas,Joe (2003):AS Media Studies,Cheltenham, Nelson Thornes Ltd
useful: has info on gender representations and fashion. Also features things on the narrative thoerist.
10)Bryson, Valerie (1999): Feminist Debates. Hong Kong: Macmillan Press LTD.
useful: its about feminist debates and mentions the political representation of women as well as info on how society challenges gender inequalities.