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Examines the assumptions of the informational model of media that drove most leftist activism during the Persian Gulf War & continues to underlie many activist media strategies. This model is predicated on the assumption that Americans would back activist agenda if they had access to information. It is suggested that this model shares standard assumptions about objectivity & neutrality of the mainstream media & fails to explain underlying factors in public support for government policies. The manipulation model is also described as a popular set of assumptions of leftist media activists that misidentifies the powers of the media. A cultural studies approach to media is favored that stresses the power of the media to rework existing identities, histories, & understandings. It is suggested that the cultural studies focus on the environment of the media, & the metaphors, stories, emotions, & identifications it employs to spin its web of information, are preferable to the unidimensional approach of the information & manipulation models. D. M. Smith

For decades, the field of bioethics has shaped the way we think about ethical problems in science, technology, and medicine. But its traditional emphasis on individual interests such as doctor-patient relationships, informed consent, and personal autonomy is minimally helpful in confronting the social and political challenges posed by new human biotechnologies such as assisted reproduction, human genetic modification, and DNA forensics. Beyond Bioethics addresses these provocative issues from an emerging standpoint that is attentive to race, gender, class, disability, privacy, and notions of democracy--a "new biopolitics." This authoritative volume provides an overview for those grappling with the profound dilemmas posed by these developments. It brings together the work of cutting-edge thinkers from diverse fields of study and public engagement, all of them committed to this new perspective grounded in social justice and public interest values

Bridging the worlds of activism and academia--this volume combines social movement theory with the real experiences of activists.

Editor's Note /Deborah Chasman and Joshua Cohen --On Reproduction /Merve Emre --Mothering /Sophie Lewis --The Violence of the Natural /Annie Menzel --Neoliberal Perfectionism /Chris Kaposy --Be Wary of the Techno-fix /Marcy Darnovsky --Suspending (Feminist) Judgment /Irina Aristakhova --Feminist Paradoxes /Diane Tober --Selling Hope /Miriam Zoll --Extreme Pregnancy /Andrea Long Chu --Every Woman I a Working Woman /Silvia Federici interviewed by Jill Richards --Going to Work in Mommy's Basement /Sarah Sharma --Aging into Feminism /James Chappell --A History of Cyborg Sex, 2018-73 /Cathy O'Neil --When Gays Wanted to Liberate Children /Michael Bronski.