{"product_id":"we-were-feminists-once-from-riot-grrrl-to-covergirlr-the-buying-and-selling-of-a-political-movement-paperback","title":"We Were Feminists Once: From Riot Grrrl to Covergirl(r), the Buying and Selling of a Political Movement - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndi Zeisler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeminism has hit the big time. Once a dirty word brushed away with a grimace, \"feminist\" has been rebranded as a shiny label sported by movie and pop stars, fashion designers, and multi-hyphenate powerhouses like Beyoncé It drives advertising and marketing campaigns for everything from wireless plans to underwear to perfume, presenting what's long been a movement for social justice as just another consumer choice in a vast market. Individual self-actualization is the goal, shopping more often than not the means, and celebrities the mouthpieces. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But what does it mean when social change becomes a brand identity? Feminism's splashy arrival at the center of today's media and pop-culture marketplace, after all, hasn't offered solutions to the movement's unfinished business. Planned Parenthood is under sustained attack, women are still paid 77 percent -- or less -- of the man's dollar, and vicious attacks on women, both on- and offline, are utterly routine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Andi Zeisler, a founding editor of Bitch Media, draws on more than twenty years' experience interpreting popular culture in this biting history of how feminism has been co-opted, watered down, and turned into a gyratory media trend. Surveying movies, television, advertising, fashion, and more, Zeisler reveals a media landscape brimming with the language of empowerment, but offering little in the way of transformational change. Witty, fearless, and unflinching, \u003ci\u003eWe Were Feminists Once\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of how we let this happen, and how we can amplify feminism's real purpose and power.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndi Zeisler\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, editor, and cultural critic. She is the cofounder of Bitch Media, the nonprofit best known for publishing the award-winning quarterly magazine \u003ci\u003eBitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture\u003c\/i\u003e, which has over 50,000 subscribers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Zeisler is extremely plugged into the community of feminist bloggers, her writing on feminism, popular culture, and media has appeared in newspapers and magazines including \u003ci\u003eMs., Mother Jones, BUST\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. She regularly speaks at colleges and universities and holds interviews in various national publications and radio programs around the country. She has been featured and interviewed in publications like the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, among others.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 28, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770712391968,"sku":"9781610397735","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/750ea8e2284db7ebc5eaf8d7dd634f4a.webp?v=1780377470","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/we-were-feminists-once-from-riot-grrrl-to-covergirlr-the-buying-and-selling-of-a-political-movement-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}