Karen Boyle

#MeToo, Weinstein and Feminism

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Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a feminist analysis of #MeToo and the sexual assault allegations against celebrity perpetrators which have emerged since the Weinstein story of October 2017. It argues for the importance of understanding #MeToo in relation to an on-going history of Anglo-American feminist activism, theory and interdisciplinary research. Boyle investigates how speaking out about rape, sexual assault and harassment on social media can be understood in relation to second-wave feminist traditions of consciousness-raising. Her argument explores the media depiction of feminism - and feminists - in the wake of Weinstein and the cultural values associated with men's abuse, particularly within the film and television industries. The book concludes with an exploration of what the #MeToo era has meant for men as victims/survivors and as alleged perpetrators, in relation to narratives of victimisation and of monstrosity.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Pivot / Springer International Publishing / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-030-28242-4
• 1st ed. 2019
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. November 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 153mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 285g
• ISBN-13: 9783030282424
• ISBN-10: 3030282422
• Artikelnr.: 57074692

Autorenporträt

Karen Boyle (@ProfKarenBoyle) is Professor of Feminist Media Studies and Programme Director for Applied Gender Studies at the University of Strathclyde, Scotland. Karen is the author of Media and Violence: Gendering the Debates (2005), editor of Everyday Pornography (2010) and co-founder of Gender Equal Media Scotland (@EqualMediaScot).

Inhaltsangabe

1.#MeToo, Weinstein and feminism.- 2.Silence breaking.- 3.Continuum thinking.- 4.The cultural value of abuse.- 5.Men in the #MeToo era.