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The new edition of Key Concepts in Gender Studies is a lively and engaging introduction to this dynamic field. Thoroughly revised throughout, the second edition benefits from the addition of nine new concepts including Gender Social Movements, Intersectionality and Mainstreaming. Each of the entries: • begins with a concise definition • outlines the history of each term and the debates surrounding it • includes illustrations of how the concept has been applied within the field • offers examples which allow a critical re-evaluation of the concept • is cross-referenced with the other key concepts • ends with guidance on further reading. A must-buy for undergraduate and postgraduate students in a range of social science and humanities disciplines.
Girlpower
Girlpower
The term ‘girlpower’ rose to prominence as a slogan for the pop group The Spice Girls in the 1990s; it both acknowledges the youth of their fans, but also reflects the retroactive use of ‘girl’ instead of ‘woman’ for adult females. For The Spice Girls, ‘feminism has become a dirty word. Girl Power is just a nineties way of saying it. We can give feminism a kick up the arse’ (Spice Girls, 1997: 48), suggesting a revivification of feminist sentiments through the fostering of pride and self-confidence in girls. For Germaine Greer the ‘ur-girl’ of popular culture is Madonna (1999), and academics have argued for decades about whether her performances are empowering and evidence of women ‘taking control’, or whether they are impossible to ...
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