Geek Chic: Smart Women in Popular Culture

Inness, S.

Mainstream society has often had a deeply rooted fear of intelligent women. Why do brilliant women make society ill at ease? Focusing on the US, Sherrie Inness and contributors explore this question in the context of the last two decades, arguing that more intelligent women are appearing in popular culture than ever before.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2008-04-14

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781403979032

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-137-08421-7

Dimensions: 229cm x152cm

Pages: 202