1st Edition

Sex, Feminism and Lesbian Desire in Women’s Magazines

By Kate Farhall Copyright 2021
204 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

204 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

204 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book examines evolving pop culture representations of sex and relationships from the 1970s onwards, to demonstrate parallels between the strength of the feminist movement and positive portrayals of women’s sexuality. In charting changes in the sex and relationship content of women’s magazines over time, this analysis reveals that despite surface-level changes in sexual and relationship... Read more

Introduction.

Chapter 1. Sex and women’s subordination: how sex constrains women .

Chapter 2. "You’re very interested in men, naturally": compulsory heterosexuality and sex difference

Chapter 3. "Girl-on-girl confessions!": lesbian chic and heteroflexibility

Chapter 4. "The penis monologues": pornification, male desire and aggressive masculinity...

Chapter 5. "Booty boot camp": heterosexual trends and (post)feminism...

Conclusion. Feminist tides, pop culture and radical social change

Biography

Kate Farhall is Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Centre for People, Organisation and Work at RMIT University, Australia. Her research focuses on using critical feminist analyses to address women’s inequality in a range of contexts. Kate’s major projects reflect her expertise in feminist theory and violence against women, sexuality, media analysis, better work and regional perspectives. Her work has been published in journals such as Sexualities, The International Journal of Communication and Journalism Studies.