num_pages: 199
description: Given events US, this is "... a book that seems increasingly urgent"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, Kellie Bean, PhD 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. Dr. Bean 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.
  Note: The second edition is forthcoming Fall 2020.

language: English
title: Post-Backlash Feminism: Women and the Media Since Reagan-Bush
titlecomplete: Post-Backlash Feminism: Women and the Media Since Reagan-Bush
ratings_count: 2
publisher: McFarland & Company