Publisher's Synopsis
"Dr. Carolyn M. Byerly's has posed several new and influential media studies theories, including the Model of Women's Media Action, Reformulation Theory, and the Intersectional Political Economy of Media Theory. Her 59-nation study Global Report on the Status of Women in News Media remains the most expansive examination of women's employment in journalism. Further, her faculty position at Howard University, (a historically Black institution) enabled her to develop intersectional approaches to teaching, and to encourage student-faculty collaborations to advocate for federal communication policy addressing the lack of diversity in media ownership. Feminist discourse continues to demand fresh and challenging theory-of-knowledge interventions and rescue. By honoring Dr. Byerly's profound impact on the field's scholars and research, this festschrift frames and showcases genial epistemologies pertinent, applicable, relevant for locating and s
