#MeToo, Weinstein and Feminism
“In a moment when scholars and activists are wrestling with the cultural and political impact of #MeToo, Boyle carefully parses the differences between a ‘moment’ and a movement, and importantly reminds us to think beyond the hashtag to consider history,
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Karen Boyle
#MeToo, Weinstein and Feminism “With #MeToo, Weinstein and Feminism, Karen Byle has created an indispensible resource for those working in gender studies, media studies, and cultural theory. In a moment when scholars and activists are wrestling with the cultural and political impact of #MeToo, Boyle carefully parses the differences between a “moment” and a movement, and importantly reminds us to think beyond the hashtag to consider history, political contradictions, and the limits of media visibility. With careful attention to gendered violence, witnessing and changing definitions of survivor/victimhood, the book is well-theorized, thorough, and nuanced, and it is essential reading for those trying to understand feminist politics within the contemporary cultural and media landscape, and how we got here.” —Prof Sarah Banet-Weiser, LSE, Author Empowered: Popular Feminism & Popular Misogyny (Duke, 2018) “In a wonderfully readable, inspiring and authoritative account, Karen Boyle interrogates the ways in which what #MeToo has meant for men, has become a recurrent feature of media discourse. She shows us how media have framed #MeToo as a story of men, their morality and culture rather than as about sexual violence and male power. And how we are encouraged to read feminism through ‘narratives of suspicion’ as part of the problem, rather than the solution. Karen Boyle shows us how mainstream media coverage of the #MeToo moment re-focused our attention away from violence towards women, towards the interests of men: men’s right to sexual freedoms, and their right to have jokes and ‘banter’. Offering analysis of media coverage Harvey Weinstein; Matt Damon’s reflections on masculinity; and the ways in which male celebrity abusers have been allowed to ‘hide in plain’ sight; she eloquently unravels how media conversations about #MeToo have also functioned as (not so) subtle backlashes against feminism and women’s rights. Her profound analysis asks us to reflect on the fundamental question: why do our media narratives STILL not ask why men rape? A leading scholar in the field, and an original thinker, Karen Boyle has produced a beautifully written analysis which contains a politics of urgency and optimism; she articulates the ways in which cultures can be transformed through an understanding of the ways in which they function. This sense of possibility and opportunity makes her careful scrutiny profoundly significant, if we do want to make sure we learn the lessons from #MeToo. So, if we really want to understand why #MeToo happened and what we can do to make sure it is not needed again, then we need to take on board the insights from this definitive book.” —Prof Heather Savigny, Professor of Gender, Media and Politics, De Montfort University
“This timely book shines an important feminist light on ‘Me Too’ – which Professor Karen Boyle convincingly argues goes beyond ‘just a hashtag’ and can be considered as a key feminist movement of our times. Throughout the book Professor Karen Boyle writes in a style that is
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