The politics of being a woman : feminism, media and 21st century popular culture /: feminism, media and 21st century popular culture. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: [edited by] Heather Savigny, Bournemouth University, UK ; Helen Warner University of East Anglia, UK.
• Editors: Savigny, Heather; Warner, Helen, 1984-
• Contents: 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.
• Publisher Details: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 305.42; Social sciences; Feminism; Popular culture; Mass media; Women -- Social conditions -- 21st century; Feminist theory; Communication; Sociology; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Feminism & Feminist Theory; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Gender Studies; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Media Studies; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies; Feminism; Mass media; Popular culture; Women -- Social conditions; Social Science -- Media Studies; Social Science -- Gender Studies; Feminism & feminist theory; Media studies; Gender studies, gender groups; Social Science -- Sociology -- General; Cultural studies; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137384669; 1137384662
• Related ISBNs: 9781349480982; 1349480983
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
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