Guest Editors: Margreth Lunenborg and Daniela Roventa-Frumusani

Contributions: April Cobos, Chiara Gius, Pina Lalli, Justine Marillonnet, Rim Meddeb, Sandy Montanola, Marlis Prinzing, Elizabeth Prommer, Almut Sichler, Jennifer Tank, Sylvie Thieblemont, Liudmila Voronova

Contribution Varia: Anne-Helene Le Cornec Ubertini

This special issue of the journal Essachess, established in the francophone field of media and communication studies, wants to bridge both fields of investigation. Being aware that the identification of the reasons why gender matters will only convincingly be done when using multiple empirical and theoretical approaches, relying on feminist theory as well as on post-structuralism and queer theory we have brought together a collection of articles rooted in both traditions.