Twenty-first century feminism : forming and performing femininity /

"This collection of essays explores various aspects of feminism and femininity in a twenty-first century context. The articles address a number of contemporary issues: from the way in which women are represented in make-over shows, fashion blogs, and 'selfies', to the wider discourses...

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Other Authors: Nally, Claire, 1979- (Editor), Smith, Angela, 1969- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction / Angela Smith
  • 2. 'Strange Borrowing': Affective Neuroscience, Neoliberalism and the 'Cruelly Optimistic' Gendered Bodies of Crossfit / Leslie Heywood
  • 3. Big Sister TV: Bossiness, Bullying and Banter In Early Twenty-First Century Make-over Television / Angela Smith
  • 4. Boredom and Reinvention for the Female Gaze Within Personal Fashion Blogs / Jennifer Anyan
  • 5. 'In Full View': Involuntary Porn and the Postfeminist Rhetoric of Choice / Anne Burns
  • 6. Miranda and Miranda: Feminism, Femininity and Performance / Rosie White
  • 7. Flexible Femininities? Queering Kawaii in Japanese Girls' Culture / Makiko Iseri
  • 8. 'Whatever it is that you desire, halve it': The Compromising of Contemporary Feminities in Neo-Victorian Fictions. / Karen Sturgeon-Dodsworth.