Problematic
Potomac Books Inc (Verlag)
978-1-61234-961-9 (ISBN)
From Beyoncé’s Lemonade to The Force Awakens to the 2016 Ghostbusters reboot, the entertainment industry seems to be embracing the power of women like never before. But with more feminist content comes more feminist criticism—and it feels as if there’s always something to complain about.
Dianna E. Anderson’s incisive Problematic takes on the stereotype of the perpetually dissatisfied feminist. Too often feminist criticism has come to mean seeing only the bad elements of women-centric pop culture and never the good. Anderson suggests that our insistence on feminist ideological purity leads to shallow criticism and ultimately hurts the movement. Instead, she proposes new, more nuanced forms of feminist thought for today’s culture, illustrated by examples from across the spectrum of popular music, movies, and TV, including Lena Dunham, Nicki Minaj, and even One Direction. While grounding her inquiry in pop culture media and topics, Anderson draws on concepts of feminist theory to show how we can push for continued cultural change while still acknowledging the important feminist work being done in the pop culture sphere today.
Dianna E. Anderson is a freelance journalist, author, and activist in women’s issues. She is a regular contributor to Cosmopolitan, Rolling Stone, the Establishment, Vice, and Bitch Magazine. Anderson is the author of Damaged Goods: New Perspectives on Christian Purity.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Lena Dunham Is Not a Pedophile: False Narratives and Scarlet Letters
2. Harry Styles Is (Probably) Not a Creep: What Makes You Beautiful and the Male Gaze
3. On My Money and Bitches Who Better Have It: How Modern Anticapitalists Fail to Account for Racial Politics of Black Artists
4. Why Does This White Australian Sound like She’s from Atlanta?: On Cultural Appropriation, White Supremacy, and Black Sexuality
5. Mother Monster and Q.U.E.E.N.: Context Challenging and Changing the Problematic
6. Friendly Fire: Why Our Perfectionist Lens Makes Us Harsher on Feminist Media
7. Actually, It’s about Ethics in Feminist Criticism: Where White Feminism and #GamerGate Converge
8. Do You Even Lift, Bro? Toxic Masculinity, Sports Culture, and Feminist Ignorance of the Problems
9. Dinos, Disasters, and Dives: A Feminist Defense of That High-Heeled Chase Scene in Jurassic World
10. Selfie Game Strong: Kim Kardashian and de Beauvoir’s Thoughts on Beauty
11. Pinterest Perfect: How Our Home Lives Reflect an Unhealthy Obsession
12. “I Am Big Enough to Admit I Am Often Inspired by Myself”: Leslie Knope as the Paragon of Feminist Joy
13. Teen Girls Are the Future and That Is a Good Thing: Our Perfectionism Actively Harms Women
14. Never Say Never: Setting Your Own Borders and Understanding Your Boundaries
Last Notes
Notes
Bibliography
| Erscheinungsdatum | 13.09.2018 |
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| Verlagsort | Dulles |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Allgemeine Soziologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-61234-961-7 / 1612349617 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-61234-961-9 / 9781612349619 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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