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Gaga feminism in representations of ageing , gender and sexuality

Article by Sara De Vuyst and Katrien De Graeve

In prevailing Western media discourses, older women’s anger and resistance are often portrayed as a result of the physical and mental decline inherently associated with ageing. These representations reinforce the image of older women as vulnerable subjects who are weak, frail and excluded from society. This article proposes an alternative reading of expressions of unruliness related to ageing, gender and sexuality in Western media and visual culture through the lens of Halberstam’s concept of gaga feminism.

De Vuyst, S. & De Graeve, K. (2023). Ageing and unruliness: Articulations of gaga feminism in respresentations of ageing, gender and sexuality, European Journal of Cultural Studies, 27(4). https://doi.org/10.1177/13675494231188710
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