21st century media and female mental health : profitable vulnerability and sad girl culture / Fredrika Thelandersson.
This open access book examines the conversations around gendered mental health in contemporary Western media culture. While early 21st century-media was marked by a distinct focus on happiness, productivity and success, during the 2010s negative feelings and discussions around mental health have bec...
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| Other title: | Twenty-first century media. |
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| Language: | English |
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Palgrave Macmillan,
[2023]
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Magazines: Relatability and Seriousness in Cosmopolitan and Teen Vogue
- 3. Celebrities: Intimacy, ordinariness, and self-transformation in the health narratives of Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez
- 4. Social Media Sadness: Sad Girls and the Public Display of Vulnerability
- 5. Conclusion.