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This article has been published in: Ocula 25, Gender, genres and generations. A sociological analysis on changes of consumption styles in the globalised world: current scenarios and future perspectives

author: Maria Chiara Caiazzo (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, SP; King’s College, London, UK)

Disruptive Tides. Feminist Counter-discourse as Resistance to Patriarchal Imagery in Gendered Media Representations

language: italian

publication date: June 2021

abstract: This paper examines women’s self-determination within patriarchal discursive regimes, specifically in the cultural texts produced by the fashion industry. In westernized capitalist consumer societies, women’s gender identity is structured according to oppressive patriarchal figurations of femininity that dominate popular culture. Endorsing aesthetic dissonance as a political practice, women can reclaim their voices by producing a counter-discourse based on alternative fashion practices and disruptive self-imaginings. This is enacted by the unconventional fashion blogger Courtney Trop.

keywords: feminism, gender, social media, aesthetics, capitalism

OCULA-25-CAIAZZO-Disruptive-tides-feminist-counter-discourse-as-resistance-to-pa.pdf ➞ PDF [954Kb]

DOI: 10.12977/ocula2021-8

citation information: Maria Chiara Caiazzo, , "Ocula", vol.22, n.25, pp.63-81, June 2021. DOI: 10.12977/ocula2021-8

 

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