#MeToo, Weinstein and feminism /

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Author / Creator:Boyle, Karen, 1972- author.
Imprint:Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2019]
©2019
Description:vii, 133 pages ; 22 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11975176
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Varying Form of Title:Hashtag MeToo, Weinstein and feminism
ISBN:9783030282424
3030282422
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:"This book provides a feminist analysis of #MeToo and the sexual assault allegations against celebrity perpetrators which have emerged since the Weinstein story of October 2017. It argues for the importance of understanding #MeToo in relation to an on-going history of Anglo-American feminist activism, theory and interdisciplinary research. Boyle investigates how speaking out about rape, sexual assault and harassment on social media can be understood in relation to second-wave feminist traditions of consciousness-raising. Her argument explores the media depiction of feminism and - feminists - in the wake of Weinstein and the cultural values associated with men's abuse, particularly within the film and television industries. The book concludes with an exploration of what the #MeToo era has meant for men as victims/survivors and as alleged perpetrators, in relation to narratives of victimisation and of monstrosity."--Back cover.

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