Description
| Product ID: | 9780761970620 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Culture, Representation and Identity series |
| Title: | The Aftermath of Feminism |
| Subtitle: | Gender, Culture and Social Change |
| Authors: | Author: Angela McRobbie |
| Page Count: | 192 |
| Subjects: | Feminism and feminist theory, Feminism & feminist theory |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Drawing on a wealth of material from film, television, art and popular culture, Angela McRobbie tackles the so-called 'end' of feminism. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | SAGE Publications Inc |
| Publisher Name: | SAGE Publications Inc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2008-11-20 |
