TY  - BOOK
AU  - Trier-Bieniek,Adrienne
TI  - Feminist Theory and Pop Culture
T2  - Teaching Gender
SN  - 9789463000611
AV  - HQ1190 
U1  - 802 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Leiden; , Boston
PB  - Brill | Sense
KW  - Feminist theory
KW  - Popular culture
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-061-1
ER  -