Feminism, Femininity and Popular Culture

Feminism, Femininity and Popular Culture
ISBN-10
0719043956
ISBN-13
9780719043956
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
244
Language
English
Published
2000-04-22
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Author
Joanne Hollows

Description

In this accessible introductory guide, the author identifies key feminist approaches to popular culture from the 1960s to the present and demonstrates how the relationship between feminism, femininity and popular culture has often been a troubled one. The book introduces the central ideas of both second-wave feminism and feminist cultural studies and demonstrates how they inform feminist debates about a range of popular forms and practices through a series of case studies: the woman's film; romantic fiction; soap opera; consumption and material culture; fashion and beauty practices; and youth culture and popular music.

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