Boyle #MeToo, Weinstein and Feminism

1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-030-28243-1
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 133 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Psychology and Our Planet

This book provides a feminist analysis of #MeToo and the sexual assault allegations against celebrity perpetrators which have emerged since the Weinstein story of October 2017. It argues for the importance of understanding #MeToo in relation to an on-going history of Anglo-American feminist activism, theory and interdisciplinary research. Boyle investigates how speaking out about rape, sexual assault and harassment on social media can be understood in relation to second-wave feminist traditions of consciousness-raising. Her argument explores the media depiction of feminism – and feminists - in the wake of Weinstein and the cultural values associated with men’s abuse, particularly within the film and television industries. The book concludes with an exploration of what the #MeToo era has meant for men as victims/survivors and as alleged perpetrators, in relation to narratives of victimisation and of monstrosity.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Boyle, Karen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1.#MeToo, Weinstein and feminism.- 2.Silence breaking.- 3.Continuum thinking.- 4.The cultural value of abuse.- 5.Men in the #MeToo era.

Über Autor(innen)

Karen Boyle
(@ProfKarenBoyle) is Professor of Feminist Media Studies and Programme Director for Applied Gender Studies at the University of Strathclyde, Scotland. Karen is the author of
Media and Violence: Gendering the Debates
(2005), editor of
Everyday Pornography
(2010) and co-founder of Gender Equal Media Scotland (@EqualMediaScot).