Ireland's Wild Plants: Myths, Legends & Folklore
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Xeodrifter
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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated Bad Feminist in Books
Nov 23, 2017
Her essays on the intersection of feminism with misogynistic pop culture was incredibly on point, exploring E.L. James' infamous BDSM novel Fifty Shades of Grey, as well as other popular novels such as Twilight. She briefly mentions rape culture and how all of the above feeds into this notion.
Similarly her discussion on how race is portrayed in major Hollywood motion pictures is accurately disturbing - showing how African Americans are used in plots as a way to prop up white protagonists (The Help, Django Unchained).
Some of her other chapters seemed disconnected as if they were put in the book because there was no other place for it. This appears in the chapter on Scrabble. (Playing Scrabble doesn't make you a bad feminist).
There were a lot of haphazard thoughts that didn't quite thread together with the rest of the book ie. abortion rights, and male politicians' views on body autonomy. Gay was pretty adamant on her views on this, which appeared to showcase her opinion that she truly is a feminist.
The underlying message was that you may have flaws by enjoying aspects of pop culture, but as long as you are aware of how important it is that women receive equal rights, you can be any kind of feminist. But the book does feel as if she's trying to prove it to herself and to the world which seems rather unnecessary. We believe you Roxane.
A History of American Consumption: Threads of Meaning, Gender, and Resistance
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The United States has been near the forefront of global consumption trends since the 1700s, and for...
Nollywood: The Creation of Nigerian Film Genres
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Nigeria's Nollywood has rapidly grown into one of the world's largest film industries, radically...
The Storyteller: Tales Out of Loneliness
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The Storyteller gathers for the first time the fiction of the legendary critic and philosopher...
Ruthless Criticism: New Perspectives in US Communications History
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Ruthless Criticism was first published in 1993. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology...
The Ultimate Chinese Martial Art: The Science of the Weaving Stance Bagua 64 Forms and its Wellness Applications
Li Jun Feng, Ge Chun Yan and Tom Tong Luo
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GameCritics (290 KP) rated Retro City Rampage DX in Video Games
Oct 1, 2017
Original Score: 9 out of 10
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