Postfeminism cultural texts and theories - Genz, Stéphanie (Edinburgh University Press, 2009)
Includes bibliographical references and index
This book is the first introductory text on postfeminism. It provides an indispensable guide that both surveys and critically positions the main issues, theories and contemporary debates surrounding the term. The book analyses postfeminism's underpinnings and critical contexts, different definitions and meanings as well as popular media representations. Adopting an inclusive and interdisciplinary approach, the authors situate postfeminism in relation to earlier feminisms and address its manifestations in popular culture, academia and politics. They draw on a wide range of well known examples an
Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Postfeminist Contexts; 1 Backlash and New Traditionalism; 2 New Feminism: Victim vs. Power; 3 Girl Power and Chick Lit; 4 Do-Me Feminism and Raunch Culture; 5 Postmodern (Post)Feminism; 6 Queer (Post)Feminism; 7 Men and Postfeminism; 8 Cyber-Postfeminism; 9 Third Wave Feminism; 10 Micro-Politics and Enterprise Culture; Afterword: Postfeminist Possibilities; Bibliography; Index