{"product_id":"reading-lena-dunhams-girls-meredith-nash-9783319850276","title":"Reading Lena Dunham's Girls: Feminism, Postfeminism, Authenticity and Gendered Performance in Contemporary Television","description":"In this book, leading and emerging scholars consider the mixed critical responses to Lena Dunham's TV series \u003ci\u003eGirls\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eSex and the City\u003c\/i\u003e. 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\u003ci\u003e Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Meredith Nash\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 331985027X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783319850276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.56d","brand":"Meredith Nash","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437242265855,"sku":"9783319850276","price":139.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_805fcc11-c90d-4293-9335-894742dc2cc0.jpg?v=1777160628","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reading-lena-dunhams-girls-meredith-nash-9783319850276","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}