Hellions
Subtitle: pop culture's women rebels
By: by Maria Raha.
Publisher: Seal Press; Distributed by Publishers Group West
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Berkeley, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9781580052405
Subjects: Women in popular culture -- United States; Sex role -- United States; Feminism -- United States
Description: "Modern pop culture and the media have distorted the notion of rebellion. Classic male rebels appear sexy, nomadic - naturally rebellious - while unorthodox women are reprimanded, made to fit unrealistic roles and body images, or mocked for their decadence and self-indulgence. In order to appreciate our legacy of female rebels - and create space for future cultural icons - the notion rebellion needs to be revaluated." "Hellions urges its readers to expand the definition of rebellion to include all kinds of rebel women - from pop stars to political mavericks to renegade thinkers. It's past time to give women rebels their due, and celebrate female rebelliousness the way we do its male equivalent."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The rebel curve; title: Crime & punishment; title: Cherry bombs; title: The political gets personal; title: The taming of the shrew; title: Angels, aliens, and ass kicking; title: Uneasy riders.