Older women have never been so visible, or so problematised, in popular media culture as now; but what kinds of representations are being offered, and how can we make sense of them in the context of post-feminism and global economic change? Aging Femininities: Troubling Representations offers a timely intervention into the hiatus between the visibility of aging femininity in contemporary circuits of culture and its marginalisation in cultural theory. From graceful agers and Saga subscribers, to make-over models and pop divas, each of the essays in this collection interrogates the different...
Older women have never been so visible, or so problematised, in popular media culture as now; but what kinds of representations are being offered, and...
This book is the first to explore `old age' in cinema at the intersection of gender, ageing, celebrity and genre studies. It takes its cue from the dual meanings of `silvering' - economics and ageing - and explores shifting formulations of `old age' and gender in contemporary cinema.
This book is the first to explore `old age' in cinema at the intersection of gender, ageing, celebrity and genre studies. It takes its cue from the du...
