Laura Portwood‐stacer
Biographic Data
| ID | 4000360 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laura Portwood‐stacer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laura |
| FAMILY NAME | Portwood‐stacer |
| SIGNATURE | STACER L P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Southern California |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 200 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
The Book Proposal Book: A Guide for Scholarly Authors
Introduction: Feminism, Media and the 1990s
Introduction: Gendered Voices and Audio Media
Following our previous Commentary and Criticism on Sound and Vision, this section continues on the sonic theme, focusing on gendered voices across a range of media examples. Salam Al-Mahadin consid
Introduction: Current Events in Feminism and Media
For this Commentary and Criticism, we issued an open call for papers. We received a wealth of responses on diverse topics, and the essays collected here reflect on a range of current events in femi
The traffic in feminism: An introduction to the commentary and criticism on popular feminism
In many ways, this is a remarkable moment. The surge in what we might call “popular feminism” has allowed us to imagine a culture in which feminism, in every form, does not have to be defended, is
Introduction: Feminism, media, and care
The gendered dynamics of care have long been, and continue to be, a key concern for feminist scholars, particularly as responsibilities for care labour still fall disproportionately on women and ar
Introduction: Gender, media and the 2016 US presidential election
Introduction: Gender, media and the 2016 US presidential election." Feminist Media Studies, 17(3), p. 505
Media Refusal
Media refusal is the voluntary nonuse of a media technology or nonconsumption of media content, entailing an encompassing, resistant attitude toward the media in question. Historically, all forms of mass communication have had their detractors; practices of media refusal are present wherever media is. Research often focuses on individual motivations for refusal; popular discourse often discusses nonuse as a remedy for pathological patterns of use…
Introduction: Gender and technologies of work
The two essays collected here consider the gendered dimensions of shifting cultures of work in response to the growing demands of the technologized/mediated workplace. Karen Levy’s essay explores t
Introduction: Sound and Vision
Feminist analysis of media is a field that has arguably been dominated by the visual. From selfies to music videos to films, feminist media scholars have done important work to unpack the way repre
Introduction: Mediating gendered state violence
In examining the relationship between media and gendered forms of state violence, the essays collected here point to ways in which media can be both complicit in perpetuating systemic, gendered vio
Introduction: Masculinities
Introduction: Futures of intergenerational feminist media studies
Introduction: Futures of intergenerational feminist media studies." Feminist Media Studies, 16(4), p. 737
Introduction: Feminism, Hashtags and Violence Against Women and Girls
As the third and final instalment of our recent editions on feminist hashtags, this issue of Commentary and Criticism explores the relationship between hashtags and feminist activism around violenc
One Does Not Simply: An Introduction to the Special Issue on Internet Memes
When we envisioned a journal of visual culture issue on ‘Internet Memes’ over two years ago, we sensed that the best way to be generous to our subject matter was to not presume to know what it would look like. Academic publishing – characterized by its long review periods and labored revision processes – habitually plays tortoise to the internet’s hare. Entire online communities can rise, flourish, and evaporate in the time it takes to get your b…
Feminism and Participation: A Complicated Relationship
Keywords: FeminismFeminist TheoryParticipationTechnologyNew Media
Introduction: Feminism's Travels across Platform and Place
In the previous issue of Commentary and Criticism, we presented a collection of essays addressing how feminists are dealing with issues of privilege and difference within their communities, as thei
Introduction: Privilege and Difference in (Online) Feminist Activism
Online spaces have proven to be fertile ground for the growth of explicitly feminist activism and communities, with the emergence of many popular blogs, apps, and social media campaigns devoted to
Lifestyle Politics and Radical Activism
Attempts by people to enact their political beliefs in their daily lives have become commonplace in contemporary US culture, in spheres ranging from shopping habits to romantic attachments. This groundbreaking book examines how collective social movements have cultivated individual practices of "lifestyle politics" as part of their strategies of resistance, and the tensions they must navigate in doing so
Anti-consumption as tactical resistance: Anarchists, subculture, and activist strategy
This article examines practices of anti-consumption deployed by anarchist activists as tactical actions within their overall projects of political and subcultural resistance. Drawing on existing literature on anti-consumers, my own interviews with anti-consumers, and analysis of materials that circulate in support of anti-consumption, I explore both the material and discursive effects of anti-consumption within a specific political subculture. I …
Media refusal and conspicuous non-consumption: The performative and political dimensions of Facebook abstention
This paper is a study of consumer resistance among active abstainers of the Facebook social network site. I analyze the discourses invoked by individuals who consciously choose to abstain from participation on the ubiquitous Facebook platform. This discourse analysis draws from approximately 100 web and print publications from 2006 to early 2012, as well as personal interviews conducted with 20 Facebook abstainers. I conceptualize Facebook absten…
Constructing anarchist sexuality: Queer identity, culture, and politics in the anarchist movement
This article explores the articulation of queer sexuality with anarchist identity. Drawing on interviews and participant observation in the contemporary North American anarchist movement, I show that queer critique is typical among self-identified anarchists. Anarchist movement culture serves as a medium for the circulation of discourses around sexuality and anarchist identity, as well as supports individuals in their own queer practices of resis…
I just want to be me again: Beauty pageants, reality television and post-feminism
This essay examines the connections between the Miss America pageant and reality makeover television shows. We argue that televised performances of gender have shifted focus from the intensely scripted, out-of-touch Miss America to reality makeover shows that normalize cosmetic surgery as a means to become the 'ideal' woman. While both spectacles offer their viewers performances of femininity, these performances need to be understood as emerging …
Media refusal and conspicuous non-consumption: The performative and political dimensions of Facebook abstention
This paper is a study of consumer resistance among active abstainers of the Facebook social network site. I analyze the discourses invoked by individuals who consciously choose to abstain from participation on the ubiquitous Facebook platform. This discourse analysis draws from approximately 100 web and print publications from 2006 to early 2012, as well as personal interviews conducted with 20 Facebook abstainers. I conceptualize Facebook absten…
Lifestyle Politics and Radical Activism
Attempts by people to enact their political beliefs in their daily lives have become commonplace in contemporary US culture, in spheres ranging from shopping habits to romantic attachments. This groundbreaking book examines how collective social movements have cultivated individual practices of "lifestyle politics" as part of their strategies of resistance, and the tensions they must navigate in doing so
The traffic in feminism: An introduction to the commentary and criticism on popular feminism
In many ways, this is a remarkable moment. The surge in what we might call “popular feminism” has allowed us to imagine a culture in which feminism, in every form, does not have to be defended, is
Anti-consumption as tactical resistance: Anarchists, subculture, and activist strategy
This article examines practices of anti-consumption deployed by anarchist activists as tactical actions within their overall projects of political and subcultural resistance. Drawing on existing literature on anti-consumers, my own interviews with anti-consumers, and analysis of materials that circulate in support of anti-consumption, I explore both the material and discursive effects of anti-consumption within a specific political subculture. I …
I just want to be me again: Beauty pageants, reality television and post-feminism
This essay examines the connections between the Miss America pageant and reality makeover television shows. We argue that televised performances of gender have shifted focus from the intensely scripted, out-of-touch Miss America to reality makeover shows that normalize cosmetic surgery as a means to become the 'ideal' woman. While both spectacles offer their viewers performances of femininity, these performances need to be understood as emerging …
Introduction: Feminism, Hashtags and Violence Against Women and Girls
As the third and final instalment of our recent editions on feminist hashtags, this issue of Commentary and Criticism explores the relationship between hashtags and feminist activism around violenc
Introduction: Privilege and Difference in (Online) Feminist Activism
Online spaces have proven to be fertile ground for the growth of explicitly feminist activism and communities, with the emergence of many popular blogs, apps, and social media campaigns devoted to
Media Refusal
Media refusal is the voluntary nonuse of a media technology or nonconsumption of media content, entailing an encompassing, resistant attitude toward the media in question. Historically, all forms of mass communication have had their detractors; practices of media refusal are present wherever media is. Research often focuses on individual motivations for refusal; popular discourse often discusses nonuse as a remedy for pathological patterns of use…
Feminism and Participation: A Complicated Relationship
Keywords: FeminismFeminist TheoryParticipationTechnologyNew Media
I just want to be me again: Beauty pageants, reality television and post-feminism
This essay examines the connections between the Miss America pageant and reality makeover television shows. We argue that televised performances of gender have shifted focus from the intensely scripted, out-of-touch Miss America to reality makeover shows that normalize cosmetic surgery as a means to become the 'ideal' woman. While both spectacles offer their viewers performances of femininity, these performances need to be understood as emerging …
Constructing anarchist sexuality: Queer identity, culture, and politics in the anarchist movement
This article explores the articulation of queer sexuality with anarchist identity. Drawing on interviews and participant observation in the contemporary North American anarchist movement, I show that queer critique is typical among self-identified anarchists. Anarchist movement culture serves as a medium for the circulation of discourses around sexuality and anarchist identity, as well as supports individuals in their own queer practices of resis…
Anti-consumption as tactical resistance: Anarchists, subculture, and activist strategy
This article examines practices of anti-consumption deployed by anarchist activists as tactical actions within their overall projects of political and subcultural resistance. Drawing on existing literature on anti-consumers, my own interviews with anti-consumers, and analysis of materials that circulate in support of anti-consumption, I explore both the material and discursive effects of anti-consumption within a specific political subculture. I …
Media refusal and conspicuous non-consumption: The performative and political dimensions of Facebook abstention
This paper is a study of consumer resistance among active abstainers of the Facebook social network site. I analyze the discourses invoked by individuals who consciously choose to abstain from participation on the ubiquitous Facebook platform. This discourse analysis draws from approximately 100 web and print publications from 2006 to early 2012, as well as personal interviews conducted with 20 Facebook abstainers. I conceptualize Facebook absten…
Lifestyle Politics and Radical Activism
Attempts by people to enact their political beliefs in their daily lives have become commonplace in contemporary US culture, in spheres ranging from shopping habits to romantic attachments. This groundbreaking book examines how collective social movements have cultivated individual practices of "lifestyle politics" as part of their strategies of resistance, and the tensions they must navigate in doing so
One Does Not Simply: An Introduction to the Special Issue on Internet Memes
When we envisioned a journal of visual culture issue on ‘Internet Memes’ over two years ago, we sensed that the best way to be generous to our subject matter was to not presume to know what it would look like. Academic publishing – characterized by its long review periods and labored revision processes – habitually plays tortoise to the internet’s hare. Entire online communities can rise, flourish, and evaporate in the time it takes to get your b…
Feminism and Participation: A Complicated Relationship
Keywords: FeminismFeminist TheoryParticipationTechnologyNew Media
Introduction: Feminism's Travels across Platform and Place
In the previous issue of Commentary and Criticism, we presented a collection of essays addressing how feminists are dealing with issues of privilege and difference within their communities, as thei
Introduction: Privilege and Difference in (Online) Feminist Activism
Online spaces have proven to be fertile ground for the growth of explicitly feminist activism and communities, with the emergence of many popular blogs, apps, and social media campaigns devoted to
Introduction: Feminism, Hashtags and Violence Against Women and Girls
As the third and final instalment of our recent editions on feminist hashtags, this issue of Commentary and Criticism explores the relationship between hashtags and feminist activism around violenc
Introduction: Gender and technologies of work
The two essays collected here consider the gendered dimensions of shifting cultures of work in response to the growing demands of the technologized/mediated workplace. Karen Levy’s essay explores t
Introduction: Sound and Vision
Feminist analysis of media is a field that has arguably been dominated by the visual. From selfies to music videos to films, feminist media scholars have done important work to unpack the way repre
Introduction: Mediating gendered state violence
In examining the relationship between media and gendered forms of state violence, the essays collected here point to ways in which media can be both complicit in perpetuating systemic, gendered vio
Introduction: Masculinities
Introduction: Futures of intergenerational feminist media studies
Introduction: Futures of intergenerational feminist media studies." Feminist Media Studies, 16(4), p. 737
Introduction: Gendered Voices and Audio Media
Following our previous Commentary and Criticism on Sound and Vision, this section continues on the sonic theme, focusing on gendered voices across a range of media examples. Salam Al-Mahadin consid
Introduction: Current Events in Feminism and Media
For this Commentary and Criticism, we issued an open call for papers. We received a wealth of responses on diverse topics, and the essays collected here reflect on a range of current events in femi
The traffic in feminism: An introduction to the commentary and criticism on popular feminism
In many ways, this is a remarkable moment. The surge in what we might call “popular feminism” has allowed us to imagine a culture in which feminism, in every form, does not have to be defended, is
Introduction: Feminism, media, and care
The gendered dynamics of care have long been, and continue to be, a key concern for feminist scholars, particularly as responsibilities for care labour still fall disproportionately on women and ar
Introduction: Gender, media and the 2016 US presidential election
Introduction: Gender, media and the 2016 US presidential election." Feminist Media Studies, 17(3), p. 505
Media Refusal
Media refusal is the voluntary nonuse of a media technology or nonconsumption of media content, entailing an encompassing, resistant attitude toward the media in question. Historically, all forms of mass communication have had their detractors; practices of media refusal are present wherever media is. Research often focuses on individual motivations for refusal; popular discourse often discusses nonuse as a remedy for pathological patterns of use…
Introduction: Feminism, Media and the 1990s
The Book Proposal Book: A Guide for Scholarly Authors
Sociology (21 works) · Gender Studies (12 works) · Political science (12 works) · Media studies (11 works) · Gender Studies (10 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (10 works) · Feminism (8 works) · Law (8 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · Gender Politics and Representation (6 works)