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Author: Heike Missler (University of Saarland, Germany)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.453kg
ISBN: 9781138648241
ISBN 10: 1138648248
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 06 December 2016
Audience:
College/higher education
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
The Cultural Politics of Chick Lit offers an innovative, contemporary approach to the genre of chick lit, focusing on its readers and fans, as well as its place in on-going debates about gender politics, race, ethnicity and economics. It should be essential reading for scholars of chick culture in all its forms (novels, films, television series) but also those seeking a model for serious, nuanced analysis of popular culture products, politics and fan reception. Suzanne Ferriss, Department of Literature and Modern Languages, Nova Southeastern University, USA The Cultural Politics of Chick Lit makes an important contribution to the field of chick lit studies by analysing the mechanisms behind this incredibly popular fiction industry. Missler's work presents a fascinating look at both the genre and the fans that love it. Caroline J. Smith, Professor in the University Writing Program, George Washington University, USA The Cultural Politics of Chick Lit is a fascinating study not only of chick lit, but of the web of issues surrounding it: the on-going development of women's popular literature, the discourses of feminism and postfeminism, and both the scholarly approach to and fan reception of popular culture. This book will be required (and pleasurable!) reading for audiences in all of those areas. Mallory Young, Regents Professor in Department of English and Languages, Tarleton State University, USA
The Cultural Politics of Chick Lit offers an innovative, contemporary approach to the genre of chick lit, focusing on its readers and fans, as well as its place in on-going debates about gender politics, race, ethnicity and economics. It should be essential reading for scholars of chick culture in all its forms (novels, films, television series) but also those seeking a model for serious, nuanced analysis of popular culture products, politics and fan reception. Suzanne Ferriss, Department of Literature and Modern Languages, Nova Southeastern University, USA The Cultural Politics of Chick Lit makes an important contribution to the field of chick lit studies by analysing the mechanisms behind this incredibly popular fiction industry. Missler's work presents a fascinating look at both the genre and the fans that love it. Caroline J. Smith, Professor in the University Writing Program, George Washington University, USA The Cultural Politics of Chick Lit is a fascinating study not only of chick lit, but of the web of issues surrounding it: the on-going development of women's popular literature, the discourses of feminism and postfeminism, and both the scholarly approach to and fan reception of popular culture. This book will be required (and pleasurable!) reading for audiences in all of those areas. Mallory Young, Regents Professor in Department of English and Languages, Tarleton State University, USA Heike Missler's study marks a new and substantial contribution in scholarly analyses of the multimedia and cross-genre body of literary and cultural production grouped commercially under the umbrella known as chick lit. Stephanie Harzewski, University of New Hampshire, USA
The Cultural Politics of Chick Lit offers an innovative, contemporary approach to the genre of chick lit, focusing on its readers and fans, as well as its place in on-going debates about gender politics, race, ethnicity and economics. It should be essential reading for scholars of chick culture in all its forms (novels, films, television series) but also those seeking a model for serious, nuanced analysis of popular culture products, politics and fan reception. Suzanne Ferriss, Department of Literature and Modern Languages, Nova Southeastern University, USA The Cultural Politics of Chick Lit makes an important contribution to the field of chick lit studies by analysing the mechanisms behind this incredibly popular fiction industry. Missler's work presents a fascinating look at both the genre and the fans that love it. Caroline J. Smith, Professor in the University Writing Program, George Washington University, USA The Cultural Politics of Chick Lit is a fascinating study not only of chick lit, but of the web of issues surrounding it: the on-going development of women's popular literature, the discourses of feminism and postfeminism, and both the scholarly approach to and fan reception of popular culture. This book will be required (and pleasurable!) reading for audiences in all of those areas. Mallory Young, Regents Professor in Department of English and Languages, Tarleton State University, USA Heike Missler's study marks a new and substantial contribution in scholarly analyses of the multimedia and cross-genre body of literary and cultural production grouped commercially under the umbrella known as chick lit. Stephanie Harzewski, University of New Hampshire, USA
Author Information
Heike Mißler is a Senior Lecturer at the English Department of Saarland University, Germany, where she has recently completed her PhD on postfeminist fiction. Her research interests are feminist theory, gender and queer studies, and popular culture studies.
