The Politics of Being a Woman: Feminism, Media and 21st Century Popular Culture - Paperback

by H. Savigny (Editor), H. Warner (Editor)

What does it mean to be a woman in the 21st century? The feminist movement has a long and rich history, but is its time now passed? This edited collection is driven by the question, why is feminism viewed by some (we would add a majority) as outdated, no longer necessary and having achieved its goals, and what role have the media played in this?

Author Biography

Eylem Atakav, University of East Anglia, UK Katixa Agirre, Spain Kat Banyard, Founder of UK Feminista Oliver Brooks, University of East Anglia, UK Victoria Cann, University of East Anglia, UK Emily Harmer, Loughborough University, UK Sarah Ralph, University of East Anglia, UK Heather Savigny, Bournemouth University, UK Liesbet van Zoonen, Loughborough University, UK Helen Warner, University of East Anglia, UK