Popular Culture, Political Economy and the Death of Feminism

Penny Griffin is a Senior Lecturer and Director of Research in the School of Social Sciences and International Studies, University of New South Wales, Australia.

'Why is it so hard to come out as a feminist? In this innovative deployment of feminist curiosity Penny Griffin links together the supposedly disparate realms of international political economy and popular culture, showing how they work hard to make "anti-feminism" the new normal.' - Terrell Carver, University of Bristol, UK'Violence and male heroes are omnipresent in popular culture. In this innovative and important new book Penny Griffin reveals how they are part of much deeper entrenched and highly problematic gender stereotypes that shape both our identities and our politics.' - Roland Bleiker, Professor of International Relations, University of Queensland'This is a book brimming with curiosity about the intricate connections between feminism, popular culture and IPE. Griffin has taken the time to weave an accessible and lively path between the ‘popular’ and the ‘academic’. Highly illuminating and energising.' - Professor Marysia Zalewski, School of Social Science, University of Aberdeen, Scotland

• 1. Introductions, 2. Analysing Popular Culture, 3. Popular Culture, Produced, Represented and Consumed, 4. Feminism(s), feminists and The (enduring) "Popularity Gap", 5. In Popular Form (Feminism And Antifeminism IN Popular Culture) 6. Conclusions, The Trouble with IPE