Having it both ways: Two and a Half Men, Entourage, and televising post-feminist masculinity
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DOI: 10.1080/14680777.2017.1308411
Abstract: Abstract This article explores representations of juvenile post-feminist masculinity across two television texts: Two and a Half Men and Entourage. These programs exhibit a contradictory continuum of masculine performances allowing men to “have it both… read more here.
Keywords: post feminist; two half; half men; feminist masculinity ... See more keywords
“He’s a total TubeCrush”: post-feminist sensibility as intimate publics
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DOI: 10.1080/14680777.2017.1367701
Abstract: Abstract In this paper, we analyze the website TubeCrush, where people post and share unsolicited photographs of “guy candy” seen on the London Underground. We use TubeCrush as a case study to develop Berlant’s intimate… read more here.
Keywords: post feminist; intimate publics; feminist sensibility; post ... See more keywords
“I play to win!”: Geguri as a (post)feminist icon in esports
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DOI: 10.1080/14680777.2018.1498112
Abstract: Women still struggle for visibility in the competitive arenas of esports because of connections to masculine-gaming culture and its meritocratic ideology (T. L. Taylor 2012; Christopher A. Paul 201... read more here.
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Empowering Through Femvertising? Exploring the Post-feminist Discourses in Indian Internationally Award-winning Advertisements Vis-à-Vis the World
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DOI: 10.1177/09732586251390069
Abstract: This study examined the presence and implications of post-feminist discourses in internationally award-winning femvertisements featuring Indian women and sociocultural themes. Using Windels et al.’s (2020, Journal of Advertising , 49 (1), 18–33; 2023, Feminist Media… read more here.
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360 Degrees of Feminine Competence: Surface Aesthetics, Expertise, and Authority Among Drip Cake Baker-Influencers
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DOI: 10.17645/mac.8887
Abstract: This article explores the gendered expertise of neoliberal female influencers associated with a novel baking form, the “drip cake.” It engages in a close historically and theoretically informed analysis of a selection of popular online… read more here.
Keywords: surface; drip cake; competence; cake ... See more keywords