Single women in popular culture the limits of postfeminism / Anthea Taylor.

Author/creator Taylor, Anthea, 1972-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoHoundmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan,
Descriptionviii, 242 pages ; 23 cm.
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Subjects

Contents Theorizing Women's Singleness: Postfeminism, Neoliberalism and the Politics of Popular Culture -- From the Second-wave to Postfeminism: Single Women in Mediasphere -- Spinsters and Singletons: Bridget Jones's Diary and its Cultural Reverberations -- Desperate and Dateless TV: Making Over the Single Woman -- Self-Help and the Single Girl: From Salvation to Validation -- Blogging Solo: Women Refiguring Singleness.
Abstract "Single Women in Popular Culture demonstrates how single women continue to be figures of profound cultural anxiety. Examining a wide range of popular media forms,this is a timely, insightful and politically engaged book, exploring the ways in which postfeminism limits the representation of single women in popular culture"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 220-238) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011047531
ISBN9780230273825 (hardback)
ISBN0230273823 (hardback)

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