Subject AreaLanguage Arts & Disciplines, Social Science
FormatPerfect
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight9.8 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2007-027053
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"engaging"- Ohioana Quarterly ; "this book should be a required text for a political science or women's history course"- Counterpoise., "engaging"-- Ohioana Quarterly ; "this book should be a required text for a political science or women's history course"-- Counterpoise.
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal305.420973
Table Of ContentTable of Contents Preface Introduction 1. Fellating Patriarchy: Men's Magazine Feminism 2. The Vexed Body Politic: Ms. Lewinsky, Mr. Clinton and the Feminist Establishment 3. "A Gaggle of Dutiful Daughters": Feminism Does the Waves 4. Booby Traps and Botox: Putting the Fun Back into Politics 5. What a Wonderful World It Would Be 6. "MacKinnon Was Wrong": A Little Rape Never Hurt Anyone 7. Conclusion: A Signifier of One's Own Bibliography Index
SynopsisScrutinizes the prefix-based language of post-backlash feminism and calls for a reclamation of American feminist terminology. This work assesses antifeminist media coverage, following the Reagan administration and the Clinton-Lewinski affair, and concludes that efforts to reclaim a pro-woman politic must begin with reclaiming pro-woman language., This work scrutinizes the prefix-based language of post-backlash feminism and calls for a reclamation of American feminist terminology. Questioning the merits of "Do-Me-feminism," "Eco-feminism," and "girlie," among other isms, the author argues that the proliferation of so-called "prefix feminisms" has weakened the feminist movement by narrowing its focus into shallow interpretations of a broad social and political cause. The author assesses anti-feminist media coverage, particularly following the Reagan administration and the Clinton-Lewinski affair, and concludes that efforts to reclaim a pro-woman politic must begin with reclaiming pro-woman language., This work scrutinizes the prefix-based language of post-backlash feminism and calls for a reclamation of American feminist terminology. The author argues that the proliferation of so-called "prefix feminisms" has weakened the feminist movement by narrowing its focus into shallow interpretations of a broad social and political cause.