Post-Backlash Feminism: Women and the Media Since Reagan-Bush

By Kellie Bean and Kellie H. Bean

This work scrutinizes the prefix-based language of post-backlash feminism and calls for a reclamation of American feminist terminology. Questioning the merits of "Do-Me-feminism," "Eco-feminism," and "girlie," among other isms, the author argues that the proliferation of so-called "prefix feminisms" has weakened the feminist movement by narrowing its focus into shallow interpretations of a broad social and political cause. The author assesses anti-feminist media coverage, particularly following the Reagan administration and the Clinton-Lewinski affair, and concludes that efforts to reclaim a pro-woman politic must begin with reclaiming pro-woman language.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786431180
• ISBN13: 9780786431182
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 199 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher