Posts Tagged ‘ femininity ’

It’s Science Time! ‘Princess Scientists’ and Princess Bubblegum

November 29, 2012
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It’s Science Time! ‘Princess Scientists’ and Princess Bubblegum

Instead of taking science and decorating it with feminine elements, we need to embrace the possibilities of the princess and the scientist dissolving into each other to form a true ‘princess scientist.' Princess Bubblegum, from Cartoon Network's Adventure Time, creates a space in science where being feminine is acceptable.
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Pinning Postfeminism

August 21, 2012
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Pinning Postfeminism

The "pins" on display on Pinterest demonstrate postfeminism in their mixed messages regarding contemporary femininity.
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Grimm and the Monstrous Feminine

May 22, 2012
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<i>Grimm</i> and the Monstrous Feminine

Dead women are standard set dressing on most crime dramas, but the more I watched the more I realized the women in Grimm aren’t usually homicide victims – they’re monsters.
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Selling Style: Mad Men and the Fashioning of Femininity

August 17, 2010
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Selling Style:  Mad Men and the Fashioning of Femininity

"The Rejected" is an episode in which how the characters look was central to the meanings on offer.
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Style Blogging and Retail Fandom

February 2, 2010
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Style Blogging and Retail Fandom

The women of the style blogging communities consciously use fashion to shape their identities, form connections with one another, and define particular iterations of contemporary femininity.
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