Push Comes to Shove: New Images of Aggressive Women (MIT Press)
By Maud Lavin.
Description
The new celebration of women's aggression in contemporary culture, from Kill Bill and Prime Suspect to the artists group Toxic Titties.In the past, more often than not, aggressive women have been rebuked, told to keep a lid on, turn the other cheek, get over it. Repression more than aggression was seen as woman's domain. But recently there's been a noticeable cultural shift. With growing frequency, women's aggression is now celebrated in contemporary culture -- in movies and TV, online ventures, and art. In Push Comes to Shove, Maud Lavin examines these new images of agg...
ISBN(s)
0262518163, 9780262518161
