Philosophical Feminism and Popular Culture

Informationen zum Autor Sharon Crasnow is Professor of Philosophy at Norco College in Southern California. She is a co-editor (with Anita M. Superson) of Out from the Shadows: Analytical Feminist Contributions to Traditional Philosophy (Oxford University Press 2012). Her current research is focused on feminist epistemology and philosophy of science, science and values, and epistemological questions relevant to the methodology in the social sciences.Joanne Waugh is the American Foundation for Greek Language and Culture Professor of Greek Culture and Director of its Interdisciplinary Center of Hellenic Studies at the University of South Florida. She is also a member of the Department of Philosophy and serves as its director of Graduate Studies. Klappentext The eight essays contained in this book explore the portrayal of women, and various philosophical responses to that portrayal in contemporary post-civil rights society. They bring feminist voices to the conversation about gender and attests to the importance of feminist critique in what is sometimes claimed to be a post-feminist era. Zusammenfassung The eight essays contained in this book explore the portrayal of women! and various philosophical responses to that portrayal in contemporary post-civil rights society. They bring feminist voices to the conversation about gender and attests to the importance of feminist critique in what is sometimes claimed to be a post-feminist era. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsIntroduction: Philosophers and Popular CultureChapter 1: The Seriously Erotic Politics of Laughter: Bitches, Whores, and Other FumeristsChapter 2: Black Female Crossover Comedy: Intersections of Race, Gender, and FreedomChapter 3: Pregnancy as Choice and ExcessChapter 4: So Whatever Happened to Those Philosopher Queens? Plato and Feminism in Sex and the CityChapter 5: Power and Aggression: Reflections on the Women of Battlestar GalacticaChapter 6: Why Does Mad Men Make Us So Mad?Chapter 7: The Girl Who Made Us Think About AnatomyChapter 8: Who's Afraid of Naomi Wolf? Feminism in Post-Feminist FashionAbout the Contributors...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Crasnow, Sharon Crasnow, Sharon (EDT)/ Waugh Crasnow
• Con la collaborazione di: Sharon Crasnow (Editore), Joanne Waugh (Editore), Waugh Joanne (Editore)
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.11.2012
• EAN: 9780739172247
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-7224-7
• Pagine: 210
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Feminism & feminist theory, Western philosophy from c 1800, Feminism and feminist theory, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -