New Femininities Postfeminism, Neoliberalism and Subjectivity

"This volume brings together twenty original essays on the changes and continuities in gender relations and intersecting politics of sexuality, race, class and location. The book is located in debates about contemporary culture at a moment of rapid technological change, global interconnectedness and the growing cultural dominance of neoliberalism and postfeminism. The collection traverses disciplines, spaces and approaches. It is marked by an extraordinarily wide focus, ranging from analyses of celebritymagazines and makeover shows to examinations of the experiences of young female migrants, 'mail order brides' and young women who repudiate feminism. The contributions are united by their attempts to think through the ways in which experiences and representations of femininity are changing in the twenty-first century. Are we seeing new femininities? Are neoliberalism and postfeminism constructing new identities and subjectivities? What kinds of analytic tools and cultural politics are needed to critically engage with the current moment? This book will be of interest to everyone studying gender, media or cultural studies"--

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• Authors: Gill R Scharff C, Rosalind (Kings College London Gill, Rosalind Scharff Gill
• Assisted by: Rosalind Gill (Editor), Christina Scharff (Editor), R. Gill (Editor), C. Scharff (Editor), R Gill (Editor), Scharff (Editor)
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 19.01.2011
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories
• EAN: 9781137339867
• ISBN: 978-1-137-33986-7
• Pages: 357
• Subjects: B, Kulturwissenschaften, Gender Studies, Medienwissenschaften, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, Feminism, Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, family, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Society & culture: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social groups, Sociology: family & relationships, Regional and Cultural Studies, Regional Cultural Studies, Media and Communication, Feminism & feminist theory, Regional Studies, Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging, Feminist Theory, Feminism and feminist theory, Culture—Study and teaching, Cultural and Media Studies, general, Palgrave Media & Culture Collection, Soziologie: Familie, Verwandtschaft und Beziehungen