Postfeminist Fiction in Chick Lit Novels

• Authors: Alina Ilief-Martinescu
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The intersection of postfeminist arguments with popular culture and popular cultural forms is of great significance for investigating representational politics and issues of identity. These elements are central for capturing the concept of feminist heterogeneity in its engagement with cultural theory, particularly postmodernism. This study considers postfeminism’s redefinition and reevaluation of popular culture, as an area of political and emblematic contestation.

Keywords

EN

chick lit; consumerism; hedonism; feminism; popular culture; postfeminism

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Gender Studies
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 14
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 119-137

Dates

published

2015-12-01

online

2016-02-29

Contributors

author

Alina Ilief-Martinescu

• Ovidius University, Constanta, 1, Aleea Universității, Constanța 900470, Romania

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/genst-2016-0008