Girl on Girl - How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves

''A captivating must-read for anyone who wants to understand how and why misogyny is as powerful a force as ever'' KATE MANNE, author of Down Girl Cosmetic surgeries at an all-time high, Ozempic is bringing back ''heroin chic'' and TikTok trad-wives are on the rise - after four waves of feminism, what went wrong? In this blazing, razor-sharp takedown of popular culture in the twenty-first century, Girl on Girl turns 90s and 00s nostalgia on its head, and shows how the media of that era repackaged the feminist movement as a containable, commodifiable (and hugely successful) product: ''Girl Power''. From the Spice Girls to the Kardashians, to #GirlBoss and OnlyFans, Pulitzer Prize-finalist Sophie Gilbert illustrates how the cultural forces of the last few decades have systematically shaped - and warped - women''s relationships with themselves and other women. Relatable, wide-ranging and covering TV, film, music, journalism and the internet, Girl on Girl asks how did we get here, and what lies ahead.

Product details

• Authors: Sophie Gilbert
• Publisher: John Murray
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2025
• EAN: 9781399812306
• ISBN: 978-1-399-81230-6
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 236 mm x 34 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, LITERARY CRITICISM / Feminist, Feminism & feminist theory, Feminism and feminist theory, TV & society, Media studies: TV and society