Politics of Being a Woman

Eylem Atakav, University of East Anglia, UKKatixa Agirre, SpainKat Banyard, Founder of UK FeministaOliver Brooks, University of East Anglia, UKVictoria Cann, University of East Anglia, UKEmily Harmer, Loughborough University, UKSarah Ralph, University of East Anglia, UKHeather Savigny, Bournemouth University, UKLiesbet van Zoonen, Loughborough University, UKHelen Warner, University of East Anglia, UK

• Foreword; Liesbet Van Zoonen 1. Introduction: The Politics of Being a Woman; Heather Savigny and Helen Warner 2. Seen and Not Heard: The Popular Appeal of Postfeminist Political Celebrity; Emily Harmer 3. Honour is Everything for Muslims? Vendetta Song, Filmic Representations, Religious Identity and Gender Politics in Turkey; Eylem Atakav 4. 'I'm a Free Bitch Baby', A 'Material Girl': Interrogating Audience Interpretations of the Postfeminist Performances of Lady Gaga and Madonna; Oliver Brooks 5. 'A Place for Talking about Female Stars': Exploring Versatility, Femininity and 'Fantasy' in Mother-Daughter Talk on Film Stars; Sarah Ralph 6. 'Where Do you Go after Bridesmaids?': The Politics of Being a Woman in Hollywood; Helen Warner and Heather Savigny 7. 'I'd Rather be Peggy than Betty': Female Audience Responses to Mad Men; Katixa Agirre 8. Girls and Cultural Consumption: 'Typical Girls', 'Fangirls' and the Value of Femininity; Victoria Cann 9. Beyond Media and Popular Culture: I'm a feminist if.....Manifesta; Heather Savigny and Helen Warner Afterword; Kat Banyard