Orienting Feminism

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Introduction: Orienting Feminism: Media, Activism, and Cultural Representation

   • Catherine Dale, Rosemary Overell

   Pages 1-5

3. Media

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7

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   2. “They’re So Normal I Can’t Stand It”: I Am Jazz, I Am Cait, Transnormativity, and Trans Feminism

      • Joanna McIntyre

      Pages 9-24

   3. My Little Pony, Communalism and Feminist Politics

      • Kevin Fletcher

      Pages 25-42

   4. Designer Pussy: The Role of Graphic Design as an Arbiter of Gender Representation

      • Leigh Paterson

      Pages 43-67

4. Activism

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 69-69

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   2. Fighting Back on Feminist Terms: Empowerment Through Self-Defence Training in Neoliberal Times

      • Bell A. Murphy

      Pages 71-94

   3. SlutWalk Melbourne: Negotiating Feminisms and Organising Activists

      • Jessamy Gleeson

      Pages 95-112

   4. Surfing the Fourth Wave of the Feminist Movement Via SNS

      • Paula Ray

      Pages 113-133

5. Cultural Representations

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 135-135

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   2. Sappho in Cyberspace: Power Struggles and Reorienting Feminisms

      • Siobhan Hodge

      Pages 137-153

   3. Safe for Work: Feminist Porn, Corporate Regulation and Community Standards

      • Zahra Stardust

      Pages 155-179

   4. The Proliferation of Consent-Focused Rape Prevention Social Marketing Materials

      • Melanie Ann Beres

      Pages 181-196

6. Back Matter

   Pages 197-207

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This edited collection explores the meaning of feminism in the contemporary moment, which is constituted primarily by action but also uncertainty. The book focuses on feminist modes of activism, as well as media and cultural representation to ask questions about organising, representing and articulating feminist politics. In particular it tackles the intersections between media technologies and gendered identities, with contributions that cover topics such as twerking, trigger warnings, and trans identities. This volume directly addresses topical issues in feminism and is a valuable asset to scholars of gender, media and sexuality studies.

• feminist
• feminism
• activism
• media
• cultural representation
• gender
• identity politics

• Faculty of Policy Studies, Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan

  Catherine Dale

• Media, Film and Communication, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

  Rosemary Overell

Rosemary Overell is Lecturer in Media, Film and Communication at The University of Otago, New Zealand.


Catherine Dale is Lecturer in English at Chuo University, Japan.

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