Feminism, femininity, and popular culture / Joanne Hollows.

By:

Hollows, Joanne [author.]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0719043948
9780719043949
0719043956
9780719043956

Subject(s):

Additional physical formats: Online version:: Feminism, femininity, and popular culture.DDC classification:

305.42 23

LOC classification:

HQ1206 .H57 2000

Contents:

Part I. Introduction : -- 1. Second-wave feminism and femininity -- 2. Feminism, cultural studies and popular culture -- Part II. Women's genres: texts and audiences : -- 3. Film studies and the woman's film -- 4. Reading romantic fiction -- 5. Soap operas and their audiences -- Part III. Consumption practices and cultural identities : -- 6. Consumption and material culture -- 7. Fashion and beauty practices -- 8. Youth cultures and popular music -- Part IV. Conclusions : -- 9. Feminism in popular culture.

Summary: "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, femininty and ponityand 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. By showing the relationships between feminist positions within different fields of study, Joanne Hollows identifies the ways in which feminism has often been based on a rejection of both popular culture and femininity. The book examines the ways in which different feminist critics have drawn cultural distinctions between what is 'feminist' and what is not, demonstrating how feminist identities were often produced through a refusal of feminine forms and practices and shows what implications these positions have for feminist cultural politics. The author also illustrates the importance of understanding both feminine and feminist identities as a site of struggle in specific historical contexts."--Back cover.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	North Campus North Campus Main Collection	305.42 HOL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		A537011B

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-220) and index.

"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, femininty and ponityand 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. By showing the relationships between feminist positions within different fields of study, Joanne Hollows identifies the ways in which feminism has often been based on a rejection of both popular culture and femininity. The book examines the ways in which different feminist critics have drawn cultural distinctions between what is 'feminist' and what is not, demonstrating how feminist identities were often produced through a refusal of feminine forms and practices and shows what implications these positions have for feminist cultural politics. The author also illustrates the importance of understanding both feminine and feminist identities as a site of struggle in specific historical contexts."--Back cover.

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