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Post-Backlash Feminism: Women and the Media Since Reagan-Bush

AUTHOR Bean, Kellie
PUBLISHER McFarland & Company (10/29/2007)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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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.

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ISBN-13: 9780786431182
ISBN-10: 0786431180
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 199
Carton Quantity: 36
Product Dimensions: 6.07 x 0.44 x 9.08 inches
Weight: 0.62 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
Country of Origin: US
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Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory
Social Science | Women's Studies
Social Science | Journalism
Grade Level: College Freshman and up
Dewey Decimal: 305.420
Library of Congress Control Number: 2007027053
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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.

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Author: Bean, Kellie
Kellie Bean is an associate professor of English at Marshall University. She lives in Huntington, West Virginia.
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