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Brenda R. Weber

Social Sciences · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1982
Gender, Feminism, and MediaMedia, Gender, and AdvertisingMedia Studies and CommunicationCinema and Media StudiesSexuality, Behavior, and Technology

Publications

79

Citations

524

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

45

Publishing since 1982

Research summary
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Brenda R. Weber studies media, gender, and popular culture, with particular attention to how film, television, and celebrity shape ideas about identity, self-transformation, and femininity. Her work spans topics such as reality television and makeover programming, celebrity and aging, sexuality on screen, and the representation of religion (including Mormonism) in media. She analyzes how popular media reflect and reinforce social expectations around gender.

Gender and media studiesReality television and makeover cultureCelebrity, aging, and identityReligion and media (Mormonism)Feminist media analysis

Publication activity peaked around 2020 and has since slowed, averaging about 1.6 publications per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

In context
Among 1,197 established Social Sciences PIs within our index
Citations: 524cohort median 1,128
h-index: 11cohort median 16
Publications / year (recent): 1.6cohort median 2.2

Typically publishes in teams of ~1 · 100% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 13 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.6/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 3 publications182019: 5 publications192020: 10 publications10202021: 1 publication212022: 5 publications222023: 2 publications23242025: 1 publication2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Communication Culture and Critique×1
  • European Journal of Cultural Studies×1
  • Journal of Contemporary Religion×1
  • NYU Press eBooks×1
  • Television & New Media×1
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Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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