Dianna E. Anderson

Problematic (eBook, PDF)

How Toxic Callout Culture Is Destroying Feminism

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Produktbeschreibung

From Beyoncé's Lemonade to The Force Awakens to the 2016 Ghostbusters reboot, the entertainment industry seems to be embracing the power of women like never before. But with more feminist content comes more feminist criticism-and it feels as if there's always something to complain about. Dianna E. Anderson's incisive Problematic takes on the stereotype of the perpetually dissatisfied feminist. Too often feminist criticism has come to mean seeing only the bad elements of women-centric pop culture and never the good. Anderson suggests that our insistence on feminist ideological purity leads to shallow criticism and ultimately hurts the movement. Instead, she proposes new, more nuanced forms of feminist thought for today's culture, illustrated by examples from across the spectrum of popular music, movies, and TV, including Lena Dunham, Nicki Minaj, and even One Direction. While grounding her inquiry in pop culture media and topics, Anderson draws on concepts of feminist theory to show how we can push for continued cultural change while still acknowledging the important feminist work being done in the pop culture sphere today.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Potomac Books
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781640120938
• Artikelnr.: 72454330

Autorenporträt

Dianna E. Anderson is a freelance journalist, author, and activist in women’s issues. She is a regular contributor to Cosmopolitan, Rolling Stone , the Establishment, Vice, and Bitch Magazine. Anderson is the author of Damaged Goods: New Perspectives on Christian Purity.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments    
Introduction    
1. Lena Dunham Is Not a Pedophile: False Narratives and Scarlet Letters    
2. Harry Styles Is (Probably) Not a Creep: What Makes You Beautiful and the
Male Gaze    
3. On My Money and Bitches Who Better Have It: How Modern Anticapitalists
Fail to Account for Racial Politics of Black Artists    
4. Why Does This White Australian Sound like She’s from Atlanta?: On
Cultural Appropriation, White Supremacy, and Black Sexuality    
5. Mother Monster and Q.U.E.E.N.: Context Challenging and Changing the
Problematic    
6. Friendly Fire: Why Our Perfectionist Lens Makes Us Harsher on Feminist
Media    
7. Actually, It’s about Ethics in Feminist Criticism: Where White Feminism
and #GamerGate Converge    
8. Do You Even Lift, Bro? Toxic Masculinity, Sports Culture, and Feminist
Ignorance of the Problems    
9. Dinos, Disasters, and Dives: A Feminist Defense of That High-Heeled
Chase Scene in Jurassic World    
10. Selfie Game Strong: Kim Kardashian and de Beauvoir’s Thoughts on
Beauty    
11. Pinterest Perfect: How Our Home Lives Reflect an Unhealthy Obsession  
 
12. “I Am Big Enough to Admit I Am Often Inspired by Myself”: Leslie Knope
as the Paragon of Feminist Joy    
13. Teen Girls Are the Future and That Is a Good Thing: Our Perfectionism
Actively Harms Women    
14. Never Say Never: Setting Your Own Borders and Understanding Your
Boundaries    
Last Notes    
Notes    
Bibliography