Feminism, femininity, and popular culture / Joanne Hollows.
By: Hollows, Joanne
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BookPublisher: Manchester, U.K. ; New York, N.Y. : Manchester University Press, 2000Description: 229 p. ; 22 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0719043948; 0719043956 .Subject(s): Women in popular culture | Feminist criticism | Feminist theory | Feminism | FemininityDDC classification: 305.42 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending | 305.42 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Checked out | 08/02/2024 | 00056051 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Accessible, introductory student guide which identifies key feminist approaches to popular culture from the 1960s to the present.. The only introduction to both feminist cultural studies and feminism and popular culture published in the UK.. Presents its information in a reader friendly series of case studies on:women's filmromantic fictionsoap operaconsumption and material culturefashion and beauty proacticesyouth culture and popular music. Will appeal to students across a wide range of disciplines as a variety of popular cultural forms are discussed.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-220) and index.
Machine generated contents note: Part I Introduction -- 1 Second-wave feminism and femininity 2 -- 2 Feminism, cultural studies and popular culture 19 Part II Women's genres: texts and audiences -- 3 Film studies and the woman's film 38 -- 4 Reading romantic fiction 68 -- 5 Soap operas and their audiences 89 Part III Consumption practices and cultural identities -- 6 Consumption and material culture 112 -- 7 Fashion and beauty practices 137 -- 8 Youth cultures and popular music 161 Part IV Conclusions -- 9 Feminism in popular culture 190.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Acknowledgements (p. vii)
- Part I Introduction
- 1 Second-wave feminism and femininity (p. 2)
- 2 Feminism, cultural studies and popular culture (p. 19)
- Part II Women's genres: texts and audiences
- 3 Film studies and the woman's film (p. 38)
- 4 Reading romantic fiction (p. 68)
- 5 Soap operas and their audiences (p. 89)
- Part III Consumption practices and cultural identities
- 6 Consumption and material culture (p. 112)
- 7 Fashion and beauty practices (p. 137)
- 8 Youth cultures and popular music (p. 161)
- Part IV Conclusions
- 9 Feminism in popular culture (p. 190)
- References (p. 205)
- Index (p. 221)