Postfemininities in Popular Culture
Author | : Stéphanie Genz |
Publisher | : Palgrave MacMillan |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 2009-03-31 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015080834271 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Download or read book Postfemininities in Popular Culture written by Stéphanie Genz and published by Palgrave MacMillan. This book was released on 2009-03-31 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Exploring the contradictions surrounding modern-day femininity and its complicated relationship with feminism and postfeminism, this book provides a history of femininity in popular culture since the 1960s, analysing its shifting relationship with (post)feminism and concepts of female victimization. Through an examination of a range of popular female and feminist icons and paradigms, the text offers an innovative and forward-looking perspective on femininity and the modern female self. The book marks an important cross-generational moment in feminist thinking that challenges us to re-think previous conceptions of femininity and debate critical issues that remain unresolved in contemporary culture: does femininity necessarily imply powerlessness and victimization? Can femininsm and femininity co-exist? What emerges between these previously opposed extremes?" -- Book cover.