Empowered: Popular Feminism and Popular Misogyny

by Sarah Banet-Weiser

Book Overview

In Empowered Sarah Banet-Weiser examines the deeply entwined relationship between popular feminism and popular misogyny as it plays out in advertising, online and multimedia platforms, and nonprofit and commercial campaigns. Examining feminist discourses that emphasize self-confidence, body positivity, and individual achievement alongside violent misogynist phenomena such as revenge porn, toxic geek masculinity, and men's rights movements,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1478002913
• ISBN13: 9781478002918
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary