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READING LENA DUNHAM'S GIRLS
FEMINISM, POSTFEMINISM, AUTHENTICITY AND GENDERED PERFORMANCE IN CONTEMPORARY TELEVISION |
| By: |
Meredith Nash (Editor), Imelda Whelehan (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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£109.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
3319529706 |
| ISBN 13: |
9783319529707 |
| Publisher: |
SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING AG |
| Pub. date: |
7 June, 2017 |
| Edition: |
1st ed. 2017 |
| Pages: |
255 |
| Synopsis: |
In this book, leading and emerging scholars consider the mixed critical responses to Lena Dunham's TV series Girls and reflect on its significance to contemporary debates about postfeminist popular cultures in a post-recession context. The series features both familiar and innovative depictions of young women and men in contemporary America that invite comparisons with Sex and the City. It aims for a refreshed, authentic expression of postfeminist femininity that eschews the glamour and aspirational fantasies spawned by its predecessor. This volume reviews the contemporary scholarship on Girls, from its representation of post-millennial gender politics to depictions of the messiness and imperfections of sex, embodiment, and social interactions. Topics covered include Dunham's privileged role as author/auteur/actor, sexuality, body consciousness, millennial gender identities, the politics of representation, neoliberalism, and post-recession society. This book provides diverse and provocative critical responses to the show and to wider social and media contexts, and contributes to a new generation of feminist scholarship with a powerful concluding reflection from Rosalind Gill. It will appeal to those interested in feminist theory, identity politics, popular culture, and media. |
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3 Tables, color; 3 Illustrations, color; XI, 255 p. 3 illus. in color. |
| Publication: |
Switzerland |
| Imprint: |
Springer International Publishing AG |
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Non-returnable |
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