On phantasms of gender: A feminist cultural studies perspective

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McRobbie, Angela. 2025. On phantasms of gender: A feminist cultural studies perspective. European Journal of Cultural Studies, ISSN 1367-5494 [Article] (In Press)

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/13675494251335555

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This article provides a response to Judith Butler’s recent book Who’s Afraid of Gender? making the case for the volume as a key contribution to feminist cultural studies, an exemplary pedagogic text, close to Stuart Hall’s style of writing. The book works as a counter to the anti-gender currents which have demonised genderqueer and trans people through the unleashing of populist sentiments securing these to a right-wing agenda. The article draws attention to the UK tabloid press and its reliance on social media invective. With the university as a contested space, what scope is there for new forms of public pedagogy to emerge?

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Article

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https://doi.org/10.1177/13675494251335555

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Data sharing not applicable to this article as no data sets were generated or analysed during the current study.

Keywords:

Gender-critical, genderqueer politics, Judith Butler, moral panic, social media

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Media, Communications and Cultural Studies

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