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Synopsis
Carrie Pitzulo, the author of a new history of Playboy claims it has "a surprisingly strong record of support for women's rights and the modernisation of sexual and gender roles". Are Bunny Girls and Playmates of the Month really allies of the feminist cause? Laurie is joined by the author Carrie Pitzulo and the sociologist Angela McRobbie to discuss the secret and surprises of the bunny brand.
Also, why do young people trust popular entertainers more than politicians? Sanna Inthorn discusses her new research into celebrity politics.
Producer: Charlie Taylor.
Dr Carrie Pitzulo
Assistant Professor of History at the University of West Georgia
Bachelors and Bunnies: The Sexual Politics of Playboy
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10: 0226670066
ISBN-13: 978-0226670065
Angela McRobbie
Professor of Communications at Goldsmiths College, London
Dr Sanna Inthorn
Senior Lecturer, Political, Social and International Studies, University of East Anglia
Paper ‘Simon Cowell for prime minister’? Young citizens’ attitudes towards celebrity politics’
Sanna Inthorn and John Street
doi: 10.1177/0163443711398765
Media Culture Society April 19, 2011 vol. 33 no. 3 479-489
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Wed 25 May 201116:00
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Mon 30 May 201100:15
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