One Dimensional Woman Nina Power by Nina Power 9781846942419, 1846942411 instant download after payment.

Where have all the interesting women gone? Exposes the dark heart of contemporary cultural life by examining pornography, consumer capitalism and the ideology of women's work

"‘Nina Power is keen to confront the uncomfortable and unpalatable, a refreshing trait in a culture perpetually moving toward anodyne."  -  Catherine Scott, Bitch

If the contemporary portrayal of womankind were to be believed, contemporary female achievement would culminate in the ownership of expensive handbags, a vibrator, a job, a flat and a man. Of course, no one has to believe the TV shows, the magazines and adverts, and many don't. 

But how has it come to this? Did the desires of twentieth-century women's liberation achieve their fulfilment in the shopper's paradise of 'naughty' self-pampering, playboy bunny pendants and bikini waxes? That the height of supposed female emancipation coincides so perfectly with consumerism is a miserable index of a politically desolate time. Much contemporary feminism, particularly in its American formulation, doesn't seem too concerned about this coincidence. 

"Nina Power's One Dimensional Woman was a welcome reminder that there is more to feminism than Either / Or (Pradettes pussyfooting in Jimmy Choos / Moms amoosehunting on the campaign trail). A rabblerousing joy to read."  -  Helen DeWitt, Books of the Year, New Statesman

This short book is partly an attack on the apparent abdication of any systematic political thought on the part of today's positive, up-beat feminists. It suggests alternative ways of thinking about transformations in work, sexuality and culture that, while seemingly far-fetched in the current ideological climate, may provide more serious material for future feminism.