‘A Place for Talking about Female Stars’: Exploring Versatility, Femininity and ‘Fantasy’ in Mother-Daughter Talk on Film Stars

Sarah Ralph

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Abstract

‘Now I ask you, what teenager wouldn’t love to have a feminist mother standing over her shoulder while she watches TV, pointing out how the show perpetuates stereotypes about girls being narcissistic twits obsessed only with personal relationships? (Douglas, 2010: 7)’
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Politics of Being A Woman
Subtitle of host publicationFeminism, Media and 21st Century Popular Culture
EditorsHeather Savigny, Helen Warner
Place of PublicationBasingstoke
PublisherPalgrave
Pages91-111
Number of pages21
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-137-38466-9
ISBN (Print)978-1-349-48098-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

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