Feminist Theory and Pop Culture (Second Edition) synthesizes feminist theory with modern portrayals of gender in media culture. The book’s perspective on feminist theory juxtaposes popular culture with theoretical perspectives which have served as a foundation for the study of gender. This text provides scholarship focused on topics related to:

• Historical examination of feminist theory;

• Application of feminist research methods;

• Feminist theoretical perspectives such as the male gaze, feminist standpoint theory, Black feminist thought, queer theory, masculinity theory, activism, and post-feminism.

  Each chapter covers a range of topics from Western perspectives on belly dance to television shows such as Girls, Scandal, and Orange is the New Black. There are essays on gender and hip-hop, the problematic use of third-world women for organizational profit, and the ways gender can be found in discussions of technology. Additionally, the text offers suggestions for further reading and discussion questions for classroom use.

Praise for Feminist Theory and Pop Culture

This excellent anthology groups feminism as articulated through four waves and features feminists responding to pop culture, while recognizing that popular culture has responded in complicated ways to feminisms. This book is a good read as well as an excellent text to enliven and inform in the classroom." - Jane Caputi, Professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Communication & Multimedia, Florida Atlantic University

Feminist Theory and Pop Culture is destined to be as popular as the culture it critiques! The text plays up the paradoxes of contemporary feminism and requires its readers to ask difficult questions about why the popular brings us pleasure. It is a diverse analysis of women's representations across an impressive swath of popular culture. Feminist Theory and Pop Culture is the kind of text that makes me want to redesign my pop culture course. - Ebony A. Utley, author of Rap and Religion