Nicola Rivers

Postfeminism(s) and the Arrival of the Fourth Wave

Turning Tides

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book addresses the current resurgence of interest in feminism-notably within popular culture and media-that has led some to announce the arrival of the fourth wave. Research explores where fourth-wave feminism sits in relation to those that preceded it, and in particular, how fourth-wave feminism intersects with differing understandings of postfeminism(s). Through accessible and highly topical examples such as; the controversial actions of activist group, Femen; the rising phenomenon of 'celebrity feminism;' or the assumed outdated views of feminists' associated with previous waves, the relationship between differing concepts of postfeminism(s) is illustrated. By pressing the need for an intergenerational approach to fourth-wave feminism, this book encourages engaging past debates and theorists allowing readers with an interest in the relationship between feminism and popular culture a fuller understanding of feminist theory and providing the opportunity to take stock beforediving headfirst into another wave.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Springer International Publishing / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-319-59811-6
• 1st ed. 2017
• Seitenzahl: 172
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. September 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 153mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 355g
• ISBN-13: 9783319598116
• ISBN-10: 3319598112
• Artikelnr.: 48101519

Autorenporträt

Nicola Rivers is Lecturer in the School of Liberal and Performing Arts at the University of Gloucestershire, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction.- 2. Between 'Postfeminism(s)': Announcing the Arrival of Fourth Wave.- 3. From Feminist Mothers to Feminist Monsters: Tensions Across the Waves.- 4. Celebrity Feminists: Selling Feminism or Feminism Selling Out?.- 5. Femen: Postfeminist Playfulness or Reinforcing Sexualized Stereotypes? 6. New Media, New Feminism?.- 7. Concluding Remarks: Looking Forward to the Fourth Wave.