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Femininity in Dissent
Alison Young
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hardcover. "Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-187) and index. Commissioning organisation: Alison Young. ix, 190 p. 22 cm. Paperback. As new." Keywords: "Subjects - Society, Politics & Philosophy - Social Sciences - Law & Disorder - Criminology,Subjects - Society, Politics & Philosophy - Women's Studies - Feminist Criticism,Education Resources - Books"
In "Femininity in Dissent", Alison Young examines the images constructed by the Press of women's political protest. Taking the peace camp at Greenham Common as her example, she analyzes the way in which women protestors are represented as deviant. Arguing that the criminal justice system and the media rely on each other's definitions of deviance, she investigates how those definitions are encoded. In doing so, she utilizes concepts of narrative structure, metaphor, the body, the cultural unconscious, and mental as well as social instability. "Femininity in Dissent" draws on criminology and feminist theory. In articulating cultural forms of regulation and ... Read more
In "Femininity in Dissent", Alison Young examines the images constructed by the Press of women's political protest. Taking the peace camp at Greenham Common as her example, she analyzes the way in which women protestors are represented as deviant. Arguing that the criminal justice system and the media rely on each other's definitions of deviance, she investigates how those definitions are encoded. In doing so, she utilizes concepts of narrative structure, metaphor, the body, the cultural unconscious, and mental as well as social instability. "Femininity in Dissent" draws on criminology and feminist theory. In articulating cultural forms of regulation and ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1900
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415047883
SKU
KEX0166560
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