MURFREESBORO — Depictions
of breastfeeding in the media will be the topic on the next “MTSU On the Record”
radio program.
Host Gina Logue’s interview with Dr. Katie Foss, assistant
professor of journalism, will air from 5:30 to 6 p.m. on Monday, May 27, and
from 8 to 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 2, on WMOT-FM (89.5 and wmot.org).
Foss’s study, titled “That’s not a beer bong! It’s a breast
pump! Representations of breastfeeding in prime-time fictional television,” was
published in the academic journal “Health Communication.”
In her research, Foss found that television tends to shy
away from portrayals of breastfeeding. She says the majority of the public
accepts the practice.
“If it is truly normalized, why are we making such a big
deal about it?” Foss told LiveScience. “It should just be, ‘Oh, feeding the
baby, just like doing everything else with the baby as part of the show.’”
Foss found 53 representations of breastfeeding between 1974
and 2012. Forty-eight of the 53 portrayals occurred after 1998.
To listen to previous programs, go to the “Audio Clips”
archives at www.mtsunews.com.
For more information about “MTSU On the Record,” contact
Logue at 615-898-5081 or WMOT-FM at 615-898-2800.
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