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Feminism and the
Politics of Resilience
Feminism and the
Politics of Resilience
Essays on Gender, Media
and the End of Welfare
Angela McRobbie
polity
Copyright © Angela McRobbie 2020
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First published in 2020 by Polity Press
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Title: Feminism and the politics of resilience : Essays on Gender, Media and the End
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Description: Medford : Polity, 2020. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Subjects: LCSH: Feminism. | Neoliberalism. | Popular culture--Political aspects.
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Contents
Acknowledgements vi
Introduction 1
1 Feminism, the Family and the New Multi-Mediated
Maternalism 12
2 Feminism and the Politics of Resilience 42
3 Out of Welfare: Women and ‘Contraceptive
Employment’ 73
4 ‘Breaking the Spell of the Welfare State’:
Gender, Media and Poverty-Shaming 99
Notes 125
References 134
Index 141
Acknowledgements
The Maternal–Feminine
Niinpä runokin siitä sanoo: »ei ollut suuri, eikä pieni, olihan oikea
vasikka». — Hirveä oli se aitakin, joka ympäröi Pohjolan pihaa, kun
Lemminkäinen sinne matkasi häitten viettoon:
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