21st Century Media and Female Mental Health: Profitable Vulnerability and Sad Girl Culture

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    Abstract

    Examines the discourse around female mental health in 21st century media
    Identifies two conflicting aspects of mental illness awareness, profitable vulnerability and sad girl culture
    Takes a feminist media studies approach to examine mental health in magazines and on social media
    This open access book charts a brief history of gendered madness
    Original languageEnglish
    PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
    Number of pages232
    ISBN (Electronic)978-3-031-16756-0
    ISBN (Print)978-3-031-16755-3, 978-3-031-16758-4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2023

    Subject classification (UKÄ)

    • Media and Communication Studies
    • Gender Studies

    Free keywords

    • Media and mental health
    • Feminist media studies
    • discourse analysis
    • Representations of mental illness
    • postfeminist media
    • popular feminism
    • celebrity

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