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Angela McRobbie
Other affiliations: University of West London, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Loughborough University ...read more
Bio: Angela McRobbie is an academic researcher from Goldsmiths, University of London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Feminism & Cultural studies. The author has an hindex of 45, co-authored 121 publications receiving 12023 citations. Previous affiliations of Angela McRobbie include University of West London & Jordan University of Science and Technology.
Topics: Feminism, Cultural studies, Popular culture, Youth culture, Femininity
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01 Jan 2008TL;DR: The Aftermath of Feminism as mentioned in this paper argues that invidious forms of gender re-stabilisation are being re-established in consumer and popular culture, appearing supportive of female freedom, yet tying women into new post-feminist neurotic dependencies.
Abstract: In this trenchant inquiry into the state of feminism, Angela McRobbie breaks open the politics of sexual equality and 'affirmative feminism' and sets down a new theory of gender power. Challenging the most basic assumptions of the 'end' of feminism, this book argues that invidious forms of gender re-stabilisation are being re-established. Consumer and popular culture encroach on the terrain of so-called female freedom, appearing supportive of female success, yet tying women into new post-feminist neurotic dependencies. With a scathing critique of 'women's empowerment', McRobbie has developed a distinctive feminist analysis that she uses to examine socio-cultural phenomena embedded in contemporary women's lives: from fashion photography and the television 'make-over' genre to eating disorders, body anxiety and 'illegible rage'.
A turning point in feminist theory, The Aftermath of Feminism will set a new agenda for gender studies and cultural studies.
1,261 citations
TL;DR: The authors presents a series of possible conceptual frames for engaging with what has come to be known as post-feminism, which is defined as an active process by which feminities change over time.
Abstract: This article presents a series of possible conceptual frames for engaging with what has come to be known as post‐feminism. It understands post‐feminism to refer to an active process by which femini...
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TL;DR: A Prelude to Moral Panics: Three Moral Crusades as mentioned in this paper is a collection of three theories of moral panics: Deviance and Morality, Moral Entrepreneurs, and Criminal Law.
Abstract: Acknowledgements. Prologue. 1. A Prelude to Moral Panics: Three Moral Crusades. 2. Enter Moral Panics. 3. Moral Panics: An Introduction. 4. Deviance and Morality. 5. Deviance, Moral Entrepreneurs, and Criminal Law. 6. Social Problems. 7. Collective Behavior. 8. Social Movements. 9. Three Theories of Moral Panics. 10. The Renaissance Witchcraze. 11. The Israeli Drug Panic of 1982. 12. The American Drug Panic of the 1980s. 13. Moral Panics: Demise and Institutionalization. References.
806 citations
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26 Jul 1994
TL;DR: McRobbie as discussed by the authors argues that cultural studies scholars must return through ethnic and empirical work; the sound of living voices and spoken language; and examine the new youth cultures as images of social change and signs of profound social transformation.
Abstract: Postmodernism and Popular Culture brings together eleven recent essays by Angela McRobbie in a collection which deals with the issues which have dominated cultural studies over the last ten years. A key theme is the notion of postmodernity as a space for social change and political potential. McRobbie explores everyday life as a site of immense social and psychic complexity to which she argues that cultural studies scholars must return through ethnic and empirical work; the sound of living voices and spoken language. She also argues for feminists working in the field to continue to question the place and meaning of feminist theory in a postmodern society. In addition, she examines the new youth cultures as images of social change and signs of profound social transformation. Bringing together complex ideas about cultural studies today in a lively and accessible format, Angela McRobbie's new collection will be of immense value to all teachers and students of the subject.
610 citations
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30 Nov 1990
TL;DR: In this paper, a West Midlands Memoir Girls and Subculture with J.Garber Settling Accounts with Subcultures: A Feminist Critique The Culture of Working-Class Girls Jackie Magazine: Romantic Individualism and the Teenage Girl Rock and Sexuality with S.Frith Teenage Mothers: A New Social State Moral Panics in Multi-Mediated Social Worlds withS.Thornton Sweet Smell of Success? New Ways of Being Young Women
Abstract: Introduction: A West Midlands Memoir Girls and Subcultures with J.Garber Settling Accounts with Subcultures: A Feminist Critique The Culture of Working-Class Girls Jackie Magazine: Romantic Individualism and the Teenage Girl Rock and Sexuality with S.Frith Teenage Mothers: A New Social State Moral Panics in Multi-Mediated Social Worlds with S.Thornton Sweet Smell of Success? New Ways of Being Young Women
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TL;DR: In the 1966 paperback edition of a publication which first appeared in 1963 has by now been widely reviewed as a worthy contribution to the sociological study of deviant behavior as discussed by the authors, and the authors developed a sequential model of deviance relying on the concept of career, a concept originally developed in studies of occupations.
Abstract: This 1966 paperback edition of a publication which first appeared in 1963 has by now been widely reviewed as a worthy contribution to the sociological study of deviant behavior. Its current appearance as a paperback is a testimonial both to the quality of the work and to the prominence of deviant behavior in this generation. In general the author places deviance in perspective, identifies types of deviant behavior, considers the role of rule makers and enforcers, and some of the problems in studying deviance. In addition, he develops a sequential model of deviance relying on the concept of career, a concept originally developed in studies of occupations. In his study of a particular kind of deviance, the use of marihuana, the author posits and tests systematically an hypothesis about the genesis of marihuana use for pleasure. The hypothesis traces the sequence of changes in individual attitude
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TL;DR: This article argued that a focus on the achievement gap is misplaced and instead, we need to look at the education debt that has accumulated over time, which comprises historical, economic, sociopolitical, and moral components.
Abstract: The achievement gap is one of the most talked-about issues in U.S. education. The term refers to the disparities in standardized test scores between Black and White, Latina/o and White, and recent immigrant and White students. This article argues that a focus on the gap is misplaced. Instead, we need to look at the “education debt” that has accumulated over time. This debt comprises historical, economic, sociopolitical, and moral components. The author draws an analogy with the concept of national debt—which she contrasts with that of a national budget deficit—to argue the significance of the education debt.
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23 Nov 1995
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on youth cultures that revolve around dance clubs and raves in Great Britain and the U.S. and highlight the values of authenticity and hipness and explore the complex hierarchies that emerge within the domain of popular culture.
Abstract: Focusing on youth cultures that revolve around dance clubs and raves in Great Britain and the U.S., Sarah Thornton highlights the values of authenticity and hipness and explores the complex hierarchies that emerge within the domain of popular culture. She portrays club cultures as "taste cultures" brought together by micro-media like flyers and listings, transformed into self-conscious "subcultures" by such niche media as the music and style press, and sometimes recast as "movements" with the aid of such mass media as tabloid newspaper front pages. She also traces changes in the recording medium from a marginal entertainment in the 50s to the clubs and raves of the 90s. Drawing on the work of Pierre Bourdieu, Thornton coins the term "subcultural capital" to make sense of distinctions made by "cool" youth, noting particularly their disparagement of the "mainstream" against which they measure their alternative cultural worth. Well supported with case studies, readable, and innovative, Club Cultures will become a key text in cultural and media studies and in the sociology of culture.
1,964 citations