Feminist Theory and Pop Culture
ISBN: 9789463000611
Platform/Publisher: BRILL / BRILL
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Unlimited; Download: Unlimited
Subjects: Industrial policy; Politique industrielle;

Feminist Theory and Pop Culture synthesizes feminist theory with modern portrayals of gender in media culture. This comprehensive and interdisciplinary text includes an introductory chapter written by the editor as well as nine contributor chapters of original content. Included in the text:

Historical illustration of feminist theory

Application of feminist research methods for the study of gender

Feminist theoretical perspectives such as the male gaze, feminist standpoint theory, Black feminist thought, queer theory, masculinity theory, theories of feminist activism and postfeminism

Contributor chapters cover a range of topics from Western perspectives on Belly Dance classes to television shows such as GIRLS , Scandal and Orange is the New Black , as well as chapters which discuss gendered media forms like "chick lit", comic books and Western perspectives of non-Western culture in film

Feminist theory as represented in the different waves of feminism, including a discussion of a fourth wave

Pedagogical features

Suggestions for further reading on topics covered

Discussion questions for classroom use


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