ISBN:
9789463000611
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (XXVI, 133 p, online resource)
Series Statement:
Teaching Gender
Series Statement:
SpringerLink
Series Statement:
Bücher
Series Statement:
Educational Research E-Books Online, Collection 2005-2017, ISBN: 9789004394001
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Feminist Theory and Pop Culture
Keywords:
Feminist theory
;
Popular culture
;
Education
;
Education
Abstract:
Preliminary Material /Adrienne Trier-Bieniek -- Unveiling the Gaze /Angela M. Moe -- Girls, Grrrls, Girls /April Kalogeropoulos Householder -- Olivia Pope as Problematic and Paradoxical /Rachel Alicia Griffin -- The "Un-Quiet Queen" /Melvin L. Williams and Tia C.M. Tyree -- Queerness (Un)shackled /Lauren J. DeCarvalho and Nicole B. Cox -- Warning! Social Construction Zone /Carrie L. Buist and Sutherland Jean-Anne -- Girl Rising and the Problematic Other /Emily Bent -- Paradoxes of Postfeminism /Patricia R. Boyd -- From Street to Tweet /Jenn Brandt and Sam Kizer -- About the Contributors /Adrienne Trier-Bieniek -- About the Editor /Adrienne Trier-Bieniek.
Abstract:
Feminist Theory and Pop Culture synthesizes feminist theory with modern portrayals of gender in media culture. This comprehensive and interdisciplinary text includes an introductory chapter written by the editor as well as nine contributor chapters of original content. Included in the text: Historical illustration of feminist theory Application of feminist research methods for the study of gender Feminist theoretical perspectives such as the male gaze, feminist standpoint theory, Black feminist thought, queer theory, masculinity theory, theories of feminist activism and postfeminism Contributor chapters cover a range of topics from Western perspectives on Belly Dance classes to television shows such as GIRLS , Scandal and Orange is the New Black , as well as chapters which discuss gendered media forms like "chick lit", comic books and Western perspectives of non-Western culture in film Feminist theory as represented in the different waves of feminism, including a discussion of a fourth wave Pedagogical features Suggestions for further reading on topics covered Discussion questions for classroom use
Description / Table of Contents:
ADVANCE PRAISE FOR:FEMINIST THEORY AND POP CULTURE; TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; THE WAVES OF FEMINISM AS A HISTORY OF FEMINIST THEORY; FEMINIST APPROACHES TO RESEARCH; CONSTRUCTION OF FEMINIST THEORY AND POP CULTURE; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; ADDITIONAL READINGS; REFERENCES; 1. UNVEILING THE GAZE:Belly Dance as a Cite of Refuge, Re-Envisioning and Resistance; EVOLUTION OF GAZE THEORY; SOCIAL CONTEXT OF BELLY DANCE; APPLYING GAZE THEORY; PERCEPTIONS OF THE GAZE; CONCLUTION; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; ADDITIONAL READINGS & VIEWINGS; REFERENCES
Description / Table of Contents:
2. GIRLS, GRRRLS, GIRLS:Lena Dunham, Girls, and the Contradictions of Fourth Wave FeminismTHE WAVES OF FEMINISM; LENA DUNHAM AND CONTEMPORARY FEMINISM; GIRLS AND THE CONTRADICTIONS OF FOURTH WAVE FEMINISM; BODY IMAGE; SEX; WOMEN'S SOLIDARITY; CONCLUTION; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; ADDITIONAL READINGS; REFERENCES; 3. OLIVIA POPE AS PROBLEMATIC AND PARADOXICAL:A Black Feminist Critique of Scandal's "Mammification"; BLACK WOMEN, MEDIATED REPRESENTATION, AND OUR PRESENT ABSENCE; SCANDAL AND OLIVIA POPE; U.S. AMERICAN BLACK FEMINIST THOUGHT AND BLACK FEMINIST SPECTATORSHIP
Description / Table of Contents:
BLACK FEMINIST ANALYSIS: OLIVIA POPE AS A MAMMIFIED POLITICAL FIXEROLIVIA POPE AS A DE-MAMMIFIED POLITICAL FIXER; CONCLUDING THOUGHTS: OLIVIA POPE AS PROGRESSIVE RATHER THAN "POST-"; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; ADDITIONAL READINGS; REFERENCES; 4. THE "UN-QUIET QUEEN":An Analysis of Rapper Nicki Minaj in the Fame Comic Book; INTRODUCTION; SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF REALITY THEORY; LITERATURE REVIEW: NICKI MINAJ IN POPULAR CULTURE; BLACK WOMEN IN COMIC STRIPS; IMPORTANCE AND IMPACT OF SEXUAL SCRIPTING OF BLACK WOMEN IN HIP HOP; METHODOLOGY; FINDINGS; LOCATING NICKI MINAJ AS A SUPERHEROINE IN FAME
Description / Table of Contents:
DEPICTIONS OF SEXUAL SCRIPTS IN FAMECONCLUSION; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; ADDITIONAL READING; REFERENCES; 5. QUEERNESS (UN)SHACKLED:Theorizing Orange Is the New Black; QUEERING CONVERSATIONS: GENDER PERFORMANCE AND COMPULSORY HETEROSEXUALITY; GENDER PERFORMATIVITY; COMPULSORY HETEROSEXUALITY; IF THE PUNISHMENT FITS THE CRIME: A LOOK AT QUEER NARRATIVES AND CHARACTERS IN OITNB; PIPER CHAPMAN'S ON-AND-OFF AGAIN RELATIONSHIP WITH ALEX VAUSE; SOPHIA BURSET'S MALE-TO-FEMALE TRANSITION; SUZANNE "CRAZY EYES" WARREN'S OBSESSION WITH PIPER CHAPMAN; DISCUSSION; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; ADDITIONAL READINGS
Description / Table of Contents:
REFERENCES6. WARNING! SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION ZONE:Exploring Masculinities, Femininities, and Gender Roles in Cop Shows; MASCULINITIES AND FEMINIST THEORY; GENDER, CRIME, AND POLICING; MASCULINITIES IN PRIMETIME; CHICAGO P.D.; THE SHIELD; ROOKIES; DISCUSSION; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; ADDITIONAL READINGS; REFERENCES; 7. GIRL RISING AND THE PROBLEMATIC OTHER:Celebritizing Third World Girlhoods; THE STORY OF GIRL RISING; WHAT IS FEMINIST STANDPOINT THEORY?; "THIS IS A SIMPLE STORY AND IT DID NOT BEGIN HERE" EXPERIENCE AS KNOWLEDGE; THE POLITICS OF VOICE: CELEBRITY MEETS GIRL
Description / Table of Contents:
THE PRODUCTION OF 'CELEBRITIZED' KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THIRD WORLD GIRLHOOD(S)
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DOI:
10.1007/978-94-6300-061-1
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