| Feminism in Popular Culture Contributor(s): Hollows, Joanne (Editor), Moseley, Rachel (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1845202236 ISBN-13: 9781845202231 Publisher: Berg Publishers OUR PRICE: $39.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2005 Annotation: What is the relationship between feminism and popular culture? Has there been a "backlash" against feminism, or is feminism incorporated into the mainstream? Can feminism learn from popular culture? This book explores these questions through a diverse range of texts and sites, including: "Bridget Jones," African-American music videos, news coverage, radio shows, the "Scream" trilogy, "Sex and the City," hip hop, and more. The book" "does not assume that popular culture could benefit from a feminist "makeover," instead, it analyzes how different meanings of feminism have been negotiated within popular culture and how popular culture has made sense of feminism. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory - Social Science | Popular Culture - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: 305.42 |
| LCCN: 2005028760 |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 6.3" W x 9.16" (0.75 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What is the relationship between feminism and popular culture? Has there been a 'backlash' against feminism or is feminism now part of contemporary 'commonsense'? Can feminism learn from popular culture? Feminism in Popular Culture explores these questions through a diverse range of texts and sites - from news coverage, The Vagina Monologues, the Scream trilogy, Ally McBeal and Sex and the City, sex documentaries and TV cooks, to breakdancing, beauty salons and computer game-playing. Feminism in Popular Culture does not assume that popular culture could benefit from a feminist 'makeover'. Rather, it analyses how different meanings of feminism have been negotiated within popular culture - how popular culture has made sense of feminism. |
Contributor Bio(s): Moseley, Rachel: - Rachel Moseley is Lecturer in Film and Television Studies at the University of Warwick.Hollows, Joanne: - Joanne Hollows is Principal Lecturer in Media Cultural Studies at Nottingham Trent University. |