Amy Shields Dobson

Postfeminist Digital Cultures: Femininity, Social Media, and Self-Representation - Critical Studies in Gender, Sexuality, and Culture Amy Shields Dobson 1st ed. 2015 edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Biographical Note: Amy Shields Dobson is Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Queensland, Australia. She previously lectured in Sociology and Gender at Monash University, Australia. Amy has published several articles and chapters in international anthologies on young people's social media practices and gender politics. Her current projects examine sexting in schools, and female genital cosmetic surgery in Australia, including the role of social media. Table of Contents: 1. Introduction2. Postfeminism, Girls and Young Women, and Digital MediaPART I: SEXUAL SELF-REPRESENTATIONS3. Heterosexy Images on Social Network Sites4. Girls, Sexting and Gender PoliticsPART II: VALUABLE AND DEVALUED SELVES5. Postfeminist Self-Making: Textual Self-Representation and the Performance of "Authentic" Young Femininity on Social Network Sites6. Digital Girls in Crisis? Seeking Feedback and Representing Pain in Postfeminist Networked PublicsAfterword: Notes on Visibility and Self-Exposure