5 stars
| This is a great place to start to get a feminist look at pop culture. Well-written and easy to understand, this book gives a beginner’s look into pop culture as it has evolved from the 1940s to the 1990s. Since the book was published in 2008, it is obviously a few years behind, but still gives a good history of feminism and its relationship to pop culture. The book is fairly short, giving a brief history of feminism and the way it has interacted with pop culture: how pop culture has represented women as well as feminism itself and how feminists have responded. I highly recommend this book for those interested in feminism and gender studies, but I also think it is important for everyone to get a glimpse into the issues that surface in the media. The points that Zeisler brings up are still relevant in today’s media and help to develop more critical thinking toward pop culture and what it says about women (and men). |