Media Representation Critique - Books

A comprehensive analysis of the online manosphere and its relationship to contemporary misogyny. Copland examines how digital platforms have enabled the formation of misogynistic communities that blend historical male grievances with modern technological capabilities to create new forms of anti-feminist resistance.

A sharp deconstruction of contemporary white feminism, revealing how the performance of 'sass' and 'girl squads' serves to consolidate privilege rather than dismantle oppression.

Former AFP Seoul correspondent Hawon Jung provides a firsthand account from the frontlines of South Korea's feminist movement, documenting how tens of thousands of Korean women sparked a MeToo wave, ended abortion bans, fought spycam crimes, and shattered Western stereotypes of 'docile' Asian women. Named one of The Economist's Best Books of 2023.

A sharp work by feminist writer Glosswitch exploring why women in their forties and beyond seem to enrage almost everyone. In an era of identity politics, middle-aged women are portrayed as bigoted, entitled, and morally inferior. Smith traces history to reveal why this specific form of misogyny is so rampant today. Shortlisted for the 2023 Nero Book Awards.

A groundbreaking investigation into the online world of extreme misogyny, exposing how incel communities, pickup artists, and the broader 'manosphere' radicalize men against women. Bates reveals the dangerous real-world consequences of digital hatred and its impact on society as a whole.

In 2015, when Stanford University student Brock Turner sexually assaulted a woman known as 'Emily Doe,' this case became a symbol of unity for women across America. Because of the worst thing that happened to her, Emily Doe became one of the most famous women in the world—yet no one knew her real name. This all changed in 2019 when Chanel Miller revealed herself as 'Emily Doe' and published this memoir, telling her story as an act of reclaiming narrative identity.

A collection of essays that explores the complexities of contemporary feminism with humor and honesty, acknowledging that feminists can be contradictory and imperfect.

Susan Faludi's 1991 Pulitzer Prize-winning work deeply analyzes the 1980s American backlash against feminist progress, revealing how media, culture, and politics collaborated to create the myth of 'women's unhappiness.'

Naomi Wolf's 1990 classic feminist work reveals how the 'beauty myth' in modern society has become a new mechanism of social control used to restrict women's freedom and development.

Exposes how beauty standards have become a new tool for controlling women, analyzing the impact of consumer culture on women's bodies and psyche.