Feminist Theory and Pop Culture

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-94-6300-059-8
Verlag: Brill Academic Publishers

Buch, Englisch, Band 5, 160 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 235 g

Reihe: Teaching Gender

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

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Trier-Bieniek, Adrienne

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie

Über Autor(innen)

Adrienne Trier-Bieniek, Ph.D. is a Professor of Sociology at Valencia College in Orlando, Florida. She is the author of Sing Us a Song, Piano Woman: Female Fans and the Music of Tori Amos (Scarecrow 2013) and the co-editor of Gender & Pop Culture: A Text-Reader (Sense 2014). www. adriennetrier-bieniek.com