The Politics of Being a Woman: Feminism, Media and 21st Century Popular Culture

ISBN-13: 9781137384652 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 200 str.

Heather Savigny; Helen Warner

Opis

What does it mean to be a woman in the 21st century? The feminist movement has a long and rich history, but has its time now passed? This edited collection is driven by the question, why is feminism viewed by some as outdated, no longer necessary
and having achieved its goals, and, we ask, what role have the media played in this?
Debates in media and cultural studies often focus on the politics of everyday life, tending to marginalise formal (or 'big P') Politics (government and Parliament); whereas debates in political science tend to marginalise the everydayness of politics ('small p' politics). Aiming to bring these two strands together, this volume argues that 'politics' needs to be reinserted into debates around the nature of contemporary feminism, as well as restating that feminism is central to contemporary P/politics.

Spis treści

Foreword; Liesbet Van Zoonen 1. Introduction: The Politics of Being a Woman; Heather Savigny and Helen Warner 2. Seen and Not Heard: The Popular Appeal of Postfeminist Political Celebrity; Emily Harmer 3. Honour is Everything for Muslims? Vendetta Song, Filmic Representations, Religious Identity and Gender Politics in Turkey; Eylem Atakav 4. 'I'm a Free Bitch Baby', A 'Material Girl': Interrogating Audience Interpretations of the Postfeminist Performances of Lady Gaga and Madonna; Oliver Brooks 5. 'A Place for Talking about Female Stars': Exploring Versatility, Femininity and 'Fantasy' in Mother-Daughter Talk on Film Stars; Sarah Ralph 6. 'Where Do you Go after Bridesmaids?': The Politics of Being a Woman in Hollywood; Helen Warner and Heather Savigny 7. 'I'd Rather be Peggy than Betty': Female Audience Responses to Mad Men; Katixa Agirre 8. Girls and Cultural Consumption: 'Typical Girls', 'Fangirls' and the Value of Femininity; Victoria Cann 9. Beyond Media and Popular Culture: I'm a feminist if.....Manifesta; Heather Savigny and Helen Warner Afterword; Kat Banyard

O autorze

Eylem Atakav, University of East Anglia, UK Katixa Agirre, Spain Kat Banyard, Founder of UK Feminista Oliver Brooks, University of East Anglia, UK Victoria Cann, University of East Anglia, UK Emily Harmer, Loughborough University, UK Sarah Ralph, University of East Anglia, UK Heather Savigny, Bournemouth University, UK Liesbet van Zoonen, Loughborough University, UK Helen Warner, University of East Anglia, UK