Postfeminism and Contemporary Hollywood Cinema

1. Introduction: Postfeminism and Contemporary Hollywood Cinema
Joel Gwynne, Nadine Muller

Part I. Postfeminist Femininities

2. Neo-Feminism In-Between: Female Cosmopolitan Subjects in Contemporary American Film
Ana Moya

3. Querying Postfeminism in Lisa Cholodenko’s The Kids Are All Right
Clara Bradbury-Rance

4. The Slut That Wasn’t: Virginity, (Post)Feminism and Representation in Easy A
Katherine Farrimond

5. The Girls of Zeta: Sororities, Ideal Femininity and the Makeover Paradigm in The House Bunny
Joel Gwynne

6. Ageing Appropriately: Postfeminist Discourses of Ageing in Contemporary Hollywood
Imelda Whelehan

Part II. Postfeminist Masculinities

7. Hollywood Fatherhood: Paternal Postfeminism in Contemporary Popular Cinema
Hannah Hamad

8. ‘Chuck Flick’: A Genealogy of the Postfeminist Male Singleton
Benjamin A. Brabon

9. The Chick’s ‘New Hero’: (Re)Constructing Masculinity in the Postfeminist ‘Chick Flick’
Amy Burns

10. Mancaves and Cushions: Marking Masculine and Feminine Domestic Space in Postfeminist Romantic Comedy
Lauren Jade Thompson

11. ‘We’re Not Making Forward Progress’: Postfeminist Hypermasculinity in Heat
Vincent M. Gaine

Part III. Postfeminism and Genre

12. Towards a New Sexual Conservatism in Postfeminist Romantic Comedy
Alexia L. Bowler

13. ‘Hell Is a Teenage Girl’?: Postfeminism and Contemporary Teen Horror
Martin Fradley

14. ‘A New Feminist Revolution in Hollywood Comedy’?: Postfeminist Discourses and the Critical Reception of Bridesmaids
Helen Warner

15. Blood, Sweat and Tears: Women, Sport and Hollywood
Katharina Lindner

Keywords: Cultural and Media Studies, American Cinema, Film History, Arts, Film and Television Studies, Genre, Media Studies