This study traces the evolution of chick lit not only as a genre of popular fiction, but as a cultural phenomenon. It complicates the genealogy of the texts by situating them firmly in the context of age-old debates about female literary creation, and by highlighting the dynamics of the popular-fiction market. The volume weaves a sound methodological network, drawing on reader-response criticism, feminist, gender and queer theory, affect studies and whiteness studies. Visiting examples ranging from classic to more recent and edgier texts, this is an accessible and engaging study for anyone interested in postfeminism and popular culture.…mehr
This study traces the evolution of chick lit not only as a genre of popular fiction, but as a cultural phenomenon. It complicates the genealogy of the texts by situating them firmly in the context of age-old debates about female literary creation, and by highlighting the dynamics of the popular-fiction market. The volume weaves a sound methodological network, drawing on reader-response criticism, feminist, gender and queer theory, affect studies and whiteness studies. Visiting examples ranging from classic to more recent and edgier texts, this is an accessible and engaging study for anyone interested in postfeminism and popular culture.
Heike Mißler is a Senior Lecturer at the English Department of Saarland University, Germany, where she has recently completed her PhD on postfeminist fiction. Her research interests are feminist theory, gender and queer studies, and popular culture studies.
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Introduction: Situating Chick Lit in Popular Culture Part I: Contexts 1. That's me! - Enter Everywoman Bridget's Sisters, Mothers and Grandmothers - A Genealogy Chick Lit's Critical Reception: "Still scribbling, still damned" (Modleski xxi) From Harlequin/Mills & Boon to Chick Lit: Reinventing the Romance? The Making/Marketing of a Genre The (Non-)Death of Chick Lit 2. Reading/Writing Chick Lit: Online Fandom and its Impact on the Genre Of Bloggers, Fans, and Poachers The Chick-Lit Blog Survey Part II: Texts 3. Engaging The Reader: Ambiguity, Identification, and Interpretation Offers of Identification and Reader Positions in Chick Lit The Failed Chick: Emma McLaughlin's and Nicola Kraus's Citizen Girl (2004) 4. Funny Chicks: Humour and Irony in Chick Lit The Forms and Functions of Humour in Chick Lit Lynn Harris's Death by Chick Lit (2007): Humouring Different Readerships 5. Escapism is for Everyone: Structures of Desire in Chick Lit Nostalgia in Chick Lit Neoliberal Fantasies: Erica Kennedy's Feminista (2009) Conclusion and Outlook: The Evolution of a Formula
Introduction: Situating Chick Lit in Popular Culture Part I: Contexts 1. That's me! - Enter Everywoman Bridget's Sisters, Mothers and Grandmothers - A Genealogy Chick Lit's Critical Reception: "Still scribbling, still damned" (Modleski xxi) From Harlequin/Mills & Boon to Chick Lit: Reinventing the Romance? The Making/Marketing of a Genre The (Non-)Death of Chick Lit 2. Reading/Writing Chick Lit: Online Fandom and its Impact on the Genre Of Bloggers, Fans, and Poachers The Chick-Lit Blog Survey Part II: Texts 3. Engaging The Reader: Ambiguity, Identification, and Interpretation Offers of Identification and Reader Positions in Chick Lit The Failed Chick: Emma McLaughlin's and Nicola Kraus's Citizen Girl (2004) 4. Funny Chicks: Humour and Irony in Chick Lit The Forms and Functions of Humour in Chick Lit Lynn Harris's Death by Chick Lit (2007): Humouring Different Readerships 5. Escapism is for Everyone: Structures of Desire in Chick Lit Nostalgia in Chick Lit Neoliberal Fantasies: Erica Kennedy's Feminista (2009) Conclusion and Outlook: The Evolution of a Formula
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