New Religions and the Mediation of Non-Monogamy examines the
relationship between alternative American religions and the media
representation of non-monogamies on reality-TV shows like Sister
Wives, Seeking Sister Wife, and Polyamory: Married & Dating.
The book is the first full-length study informed by fieldwork with
Mormon polygamists and fieldwork with LGBTQ Neo-Pagan/Neo-Tantric
polyamorists. The book tracks community members’ responses to the
new media about them, their engagement with television and other
media, and the likeness of representations to actual populations
through fieldwork and interviews. The book highlights differences
in socioeconomic privileges that shape Mormon polygamists’ lives
and LGBTQ polyamorists’ lives, respectively. The polyamory
movement receives support from liberal media. As reality TV has
shifted the image of Mormon polygamy to one of liberal American
middle-class culture, Mormon polygamists have gained in public
favor. The media landscape of non-monogamy is mediated by, in
addition to these alternative religious populations, the norms and
practices of the reality-TV industry and by sociocultural and
economic realities, including race and class. This book adds to the
fields of media studies, critical race and gender studies, new
religious movements, and queer studies.
General
Imprint: |
Taylor & Francis
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Gender, Theology and Spirituality |
Release date: |
May 2023 |
First published: |
2022 |
Authors: |
Michelle Mueller
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
232 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-03-205167-3 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-03-205167-1 |
Barcode: |
9781032051673 |
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