In the first book-length study of celebrity feminism, Anthea Taylor
convincingly argues that the most visible feminists in the mediasphere
have been authors of bestselling works of non-fiction: feminist
‘blockbusters’. Celebrity and The Feminist Blockbuster explores
how the authors of these popular feminist books have shaped the public
identity of modern feminism, in some cases over many decades.
Maintaining a distinction between women who are famous because of
their feminism and those who later add feminism to their ‘brand’,
Taylor contends that Western celebrity feminism, as a political mode
of public subjectivity, cannot in any simple way be seen as homologous
with other forms of stardom. Moving deftly from the 1960s to the
present, focusing on how feminist authors have actively worked to
manufacture their public personas, she demonstrates that the
blockbuster remains crucial to feminist celebrification but is now
often augmented with digital media. Advancing celebrity studies by
placing the figure of the feminist front and centre, Celebrity and the
Feminist Blockbuster is essential reading for all those interested in
gender, popular feminism, and the politics of renown.
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ISBN
9781137373342
Publisert
2019
Utgiver
Springer Nature
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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