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The Misogynistic Backlash Against Women-Strong Films

The Misogynistic Backlash Against Women-Strong Films

Schowalter, Dana
Stevens, Shannon
Horvath, Daniel L.

Hardcover

Series: Interdisciplinary Research in Gender

Film StudiesGeneral Gender StudiesGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 0367262010
ISBN13: 9780367262013
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Nov 30 2021
Pages: 200
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

This book is an exploration of the political struggle for visibility engendered by the growing number of women-centered popular films and a critical analysis of the intensifying misogynistic backlash that have accompanied such advances in the depiction of women on screen.

The book draws from a variety of theoretical and methodological tools to provide critical cultural analysis and alternative readings of women-strong films and their important role in society. The authors engage with popular culture and the popular press, media studies, and rhetorical criticism examining new modes of communication while providing historical context to help make sense of these oppositional readings. The book includes case studies on Mad Max: Fury Road, Wonder Woman, Atomic Blonde, Star Wars, and Ghostbusters to analyze critical responses, men's-rights activist boycotting campaigns, online harassment, and the political economy that precede and accompany the creation and presentation of these films.

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