The Return of the Housewife: Why Women are Still Cleaning Up
Author:   Emma Casey
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
ISBN:  

9781526170972


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   08 April 2025
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Emma Casey
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.447kg
ISBN:  

9781526170972


ISBN 10:   1526170973
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   08 April 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Why are women still cleaning up? 1 ‘I really wanted to share this with you all!’: The commercial success of the cleanfluencer 2 Housework turned inwards: Cleanfluencing and the self 3 ‘I’m broken and it’s beautiful’: Digital housework and the promise of happiness 4 ‘Laughter can get you through the hard days’: The cultural politics of housework 5 The return of the housewife: Housework in the aftermath of crisis Conclusion Index -- .

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'Emma Casey's important book dissects the ""cleanfluencer"" -- a form of female digital celebrity that unifies the romanticization of domesticity, the supercharging of self-promotion and the circulation of mental health and wellness mandates in response to austerity conditioning, Contributing equally to feminist sociology and feminist media studies, this is a compelling and timely account.' Diane Negra, Professor of Film Studies and Screen Culture, University College Dublin 'Drawing on decades of sociological and feminist thinking, Emma Casey offers us an entertaining and coruscating analysis of the re-glamourisation of housework in the digital age. This highly readable book will be invaluable for students; its scholarly polemic will help reignite debates on domestic inequalities; and its fluid prose will be of interest to anyone who has ever cleaned -- or avoided cleaning -- a kitchen sink.' Jo Littler, Professor, Goldsmiths, University of London -- .


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Emma Casey is a Reader in Sociology at the University of York and author of the book Women, Pleasure and the Gambling Experience.

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