While much writing has focused on historical associations between women and "the private," and on women entry into `Public"roles, very little consideration has been given to the gendered aspects of publicity itself

In this essay, we explore how sensibilities of third-wave feminism are appropriated by and in the context of postmodern media such that they are commodified, reinscribed, and sold to audiences in an hegemonic fashion

Recent studies have suggested the peed to broaden our approaches to violence in children's programming. This paper uses the violence of "The Road Runner" cartoon series as a starting point for a mythico-rhetorical analysis of the message system contained in the cartoon. It explores how the animated short reenacts the myth of Sisyphus in the context of the post-World War II technological boom in the United States