This volume proceeds from a single and very simple observation: throughout history, and up to the present, women have received a clear message that we are not supposed to prioritise ourselves. Indeed, the whole question of 'self' is a problem for women - and a problem that issue…
This book proceeds from a single and very simple observation: throughout history, and up to the present, women have received a clear message that we are not supposed to prioritize ourselves. Indeed, the whole question of "self" is a problem for women - and a problem that issues …
"Explores how modern women have overdeveloped their masculine attributes, complicating their lives, relationships, and society."--Page 4 of cover.
A popular BuzzFeed columnist examines the phenomenon of popular provocative womanhood to discuss the rise of such counterculture stars as Amy Schumer, Nicki Minaj, and Caitlyn Jenner, exploring why they are popular in spite of nonconforming behaviors.--Worldcat.
Introduction -- Too strong: Serena Williams -- Too fat: Melissa McCarthy -- Too gross: Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer -- Too slutty: Nicki Minaj -- Too old: Madonna -- Too pregnant: Kim Kardashian -- Too shrill: Hillary Clinton -- Too queer: Caitlyn Jenner -- Too loud: Jennifer …
A popular BuzzFeed columnist examines the phenomenon of popular provocative womanhood to discuss the rise of such counterculture stars as Amy Schumer, Nicki Minaj, and Caitlyn Jenner, exploring why they are popular in spite of nonconforming behaviors From celebrity gossip exper…
A popular BuzzFeed columnist examines the phenomenon of popular provocative womanhood to discuss the rise of such counterculture stars as Amy Schumer, Nicki Minaj, and Caitlyn Jenner, exploring why they are popular in spite of negative behaviors.
"From celebrity gossip expert and Buzzfeed culture writer Anne Helen Petersen comes an accessible, analytical look at how female celebrities are pushing the boundaries of what it means to be an 'acceptable' woman. You know the type: the woman who won't shut up, who's too brazen,…
A popular BuzzFeed columnist examines the phenomenon of popular provocative womanhood to discuss the rise of such counterculture stars as Amy Schumer, Nicki Minaj, and Caitlyn Jenner, exploring why they are popular in spite of nonconforming behaviors. "From celebrity gossip exp…
"This pioneering ethnographic work centers on the dynamics of female authority within the religious life of a conservative Muslim community in the Fergana Valley of Uzbekistan. Peshkova draws upon several years of field research to chronicle the daily lives of women religious le…
