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In this book, leading and emerging scholars consider the mixed
critical responses to Lena Dunham's TV series Girls 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 Sex and the City.
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 Girls, 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.
In this book, leading and emerging scholars consider the mixed
critical responses to Lena Dunham's TV series Girls 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 Sex and the City.
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 Girls, 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.
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