Reading Lena Dunham¿s Girls (Softcover)

Feminism, postfeminism, authenticity and gendered performance in contemporary television

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017 - Erschienen 01.08.2018 - Kartoniert, 268 Seiten, 210mm x 148mm x 15mm, Sprache(n): eng

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Challenges and critiques some of the ways scholars have read Dunham's work and reconsiders her position as a feminist celebrity Positions Girls in relation to other key millennial postfeminist texts, as well as considers the impact of contemporary socio-economic realities on the shaping and reception of the show Focuses on both male and female characters in Girls Features voices of key scholars in the field who originated debates around the place of postfeminism in contemporary media culture such as Imelda Whelehan, Rosalind Gill and Stephanie Genz

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.

Meredith Nash is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Tasmania, Australia. She is the author of Making Postmodern Mothers (2012) and editor of Reframing Reproduction (2014). Imelda Whelehan is Dean of Higher Degree Research at the Australian National University. Her books include Overloaded (2000), Helen Fielding's Bridget Jones's Diary (2002), The Feminist Bestseller (2005), and she is co-author of Key Concepts in Gender Studies with Jane Pilcher (2017).

Meredith Nash is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Tasmania, Australia. She is the author of Making Postmodern Mothers (2012) and editor of Reframing Reproduction (2014).

Imelda Whelehan is Dean of Higher Degree Research at the Australian National University. Her books include Overloaded (2000), Helen Fielding’s Bridget Jones’s Diary (2002), The Feminist Bestseller (2005), and she is co-author of Key Concepts in Gender Studies with Jane Pilcher (2017).

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