This article revisits the notion of 'postfeminism'10 years after its formulation in critical terms
as a sensibility characterizing cultural life. The article has two broad aims: first to reflect upon …

This article examines the growing prominence accorded to the idea of 'resilience'as a
regulatory ideal, locating it in the context of a 'turn to character'in contemporary culture which …

The bold argument of Mediated Intimacy (Barker et al., 2018) 1 is that media of various kinds
play an increasingly important role in shaping people's knowledge, desires, practices and …

In this article we explore how confidence works as a technology of self, exhorting women
and girls to act upon themselves, and how it is reconfiguring feminist concerns. Our analysis …

Postfeminism in Context studies the representation of women in Australian popular culture
over the past three decades to locate postfeminism in a specific time and place. Margaret …

Social scientists are increasingly turning to the body, and in particular its visual appearance,
to understand social inequalities in contemporary societies. Many are finding the …

Physical appearance as a form of capital has received increasing attention in sociology in
recent years. The logic suggests that 'aesthetic capital', like other forms of capital, can be …

This is a nuanced and compelling analysis of grassroots feminist activism in Russia in the
politically turbulent 2010s. Drawing on rich ethnographic data, the author illustrates how a …

Physical appearance is generally associated with considerable labor-market sanctions, and
appearances are thought to be of particular importance in the feminine service sector …

Organizations place context‐specific appearance demands on women—demands that often
echo wider inequalities, require adaptation of self‐presentation and impact on women's …