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We were Feminists Once : from Riot Grrrl to CoverGirl®, the Buying and Selling of a Political Movement / Andi Zeisler.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Zeisler, Andi, 1972- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Feminism--United States.
- Feminism.
- Feminism and mass media.
- United States.
- Feminism and mass media--United States.
- Women in popular culture--United States.
- Women in popular culture.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 285 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : BBS, PublicAffairs, [2016]
- Language Note:
- Text in English.
- Summary:
- "A critical assessment of feminism today by the founding editor and creative director of Bitch magazine draws on the stories of institutions and everyday women to illuminate how feminism has been compromised by market forces, subversive politics and popular culture, sharing strategic recommendations for how to reverse marginalizing trends,"--NoveList.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Part One: The New Embrace
- 1 The Corridors of Empower
- 2 Heroine Addicts: Feminism and Hollywood
- 3 Do These Underpants Make Me Look Feminist?
- 4 The Golden Age of (Feminist) TV
- 5 Our Beyoncés, Ourselves: Celebrity Feminism
- Part Two: The Same Old Normal
- 6 Killer Waves
- 7 Empowering Down
- 8 The Rise of Big Woman
- 9 Creeping Beauty
- Epilogue: The End of Feel-Good Feminism
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-267) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1610395891
- 9781610395892
- 9781610395908
- 1610395905
- OCLC:
- 914195503
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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