Re-reading Spare Rib
About This Book
Spare Rib remains one of the most iconic symbols of Second Wave Feminism, its influence far out-living the span of its publication (1972-1993). This collection examines various aspects of the magazine - based on the digitised publication by the British Library in 2015 â in order to explore the ways in which it has influenced society in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, as well as the lives of individual readers. By analysing several articles from a modern, post-feminist perspective, and using cross-generational interviews of Spare Rib readers and reflective accounts of reading the publication, the significance and endurance of the publication is demonstrated. Written by both academics, experienced researchers andindependentscholars alike, the inter-disciplinary nature of the text results in a multi-dimensional reading of Spare Rib suitable for both an academic and general readership interested in cultural and media studies.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Part I Reading Spare Rib: Creating the Sisterhood
- Chapter 2 âWhat Did It Mean?â A Generational Conversation
- Chapter 3 Feminist Perspectives: North East and National
- Chapter 4 Reflections on Reading Spare Rib: Personal and Political
- Chapter 5 From Spare Rib to Spare Part: From Overt to Covert Sexism in Education
- Part II Re-reading Spare Rib: Exploring the Sisterhood
- Chapter 6 Workplace: Womenâs Place?
- Chapter 7 Styling Feminism: The View from Spare Rib
- Chapter 8 âDefending Ourselvesâ: British Female Martial Arts Students in the 1970s and Their Refusal to Be Victims
- Chapter 9 The Frontiers of Sisterhood: Representations of Black Feminism in Spare Rib (1972â1979)
- Chapter 10 An Exploration of Spare Ribâs Treatment of Violence Between Women in Same-Sex Relationships
- Chapter 11 âA New Kind of Tradeâ: Advertising Feminism in Spare Rib
- Chapter 12 On the Road: Spare Rib, Liberation and Womenâs Writing
- Index