{"product_id":"9783319850276","title":"Reading Lena Dunham’s Girls: Feminism, postfeminism, authenticity and gendered performance in contemporary television","description":"\u003ch1\u003eReading Lena Dunham’s Girls: Feminism, postfeminism, authenticity and gendered performance in contemporary television\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eNash, Meredith; Whelehan, Imelda\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this book, leading and emerging scholars consider the mixed critical responses to Lena Dunham’s TV series \u003ci\u003eGirls\u003c\/i\u003e and reflect on its significance to contemporary debates about postfeminist popular cultures in a post-recession context. The series features both familiar and innovative depictions of young women and men in contemporary America that invite comparisons with \u003ci\u003eSex and the City\u003c\/i\u003e. It aims for a refreshed, authentic expression of postfeminist femininity that eschews the glamour and aspirational fantasies spawned by its predecessor. This volume reviews the contemporary scholarship on\u003ci\u003e Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, from its representation of post-millennial gender politics to depictions of the messiness and imperfections of sex, embodiment, and social interactions. Topics covered include Dunham’s privileged role as author\/auteur\/actor, sexuality, body consciousness, millennial gender identities, the politics of representation, neoliberalism, and post-recession society. This book provides diverse and provocative critical responses to the show and to wider social and media contexts, and contributes to a new generation of feminist scholarship with a powerful concluding reflection from Rosalind Gill. It will appeal to those interested in feminist theory, identity politics, popular culture, and media.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2018-08-01\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319850276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-52971-4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210.0cm x148.0cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 255.0\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45440773980300,"sku":"9783319850276","price":125.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319850276.jpg?v=1766061510","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783319850276","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}