The Aftermath of Feminism

Gender, Culture and Social Change
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-7619-7062-0
Verlag: SAGE Publishing Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 301 g

Reihe: Culture, Representation and Identity series

In this trenchant inquiry into the state of feminism, Angela McRobbie breaks open the politics of sexual equality and 'affirmative feminism' and sets down a new theory of gender power. Challenging the most basic assumptions of the 'end' of feminism, this book argues that invidious forms of gender re-stabilisation are being re-established. Consumer and popular culture encroach on the terrain of so-called female freedom, appearing supportive of female success, yet tying women into new post-feminist neurotic dependencies. With a scathing critique of 'women's empowerment', McRobbie has developed a distinctive feminist analysis that she uses to examine socio-cultural phenomena embedded in contemporary women's lives: from fashion photography and the television 'make-over' genre to eating disorders, body anxiety and 'illegible rage'.

A turning point in feminist theory, The Aftermath of Feminism will set a new agenda for gender studies and cultural studies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mcrobbie, Angela

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Feminismus, Feministische Theorie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Sexualpsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Post Feminism and Popular Culture; Bridget Jones and the New Gender Regime

Feminism Undone? The Cultural Politics of Disarticulation

Top Girls? Young Women and the New Sexual Contract

Illegible Rage: Post-Feminist Disorders.
What Not to Wear; Post-Feminist Symbolic Violence

Conclusion; Inside and Outside the Feminist Academy

Über Autor(innen)

Mcrobbie, Angela
Angela McRobbie is Professor of Communications at Goldsmiths College, London, and her recent books include: British Fashion Design (Routledge, 1998), In the Culture Society, (Routledge, 1999), and Feminism and Youth Culture: Second Edition (Palgrave, 2000)