Just Like Us: Digital Debates on Feminism and Fame

In Just Like Us: Digital Debates on Feminism and Fame, Caitlin E. Lawson explores the rise of celebrity feminism, its intersections with digital culture, and its complex relationships with race, sexuality, capitalism, and misogyny. She analyzes celebrity-centered stories such as "The Fappening" and #MeToo activism, demonstrating how celebrity culture functions as a hypervisible space where networked publics confront white feminism, assert the value of productive anger in feminist politics, and seek remedies for women's vulnerabilities in digital spaces and beyond.

Format: Hardback
Length: 206 pages
Publication date: 30 November 2022
Publisher: Rutgers University Press

In her book, Just Like Us: Digital Debates on Feminism and Fame, Caitlin E. Lawson delves into the emergence of celebrity feminism, its intricate connections with digital culture, and the complex interplay between race, sexuality, capitalism, and misogyny. Through comprehensive analyses of debates unfolding across social media and news platforms, Lawson meticulously charts the transformative processes that occur when celebrity culture, digital platforms, and feminism intersect. By examining celebrity-centered narratives spanning from the "The Fappening" and the online attack on actress Leslie Jones to the activism of stars in response to #MeToo, Lawson showcases how celebrity culture operates as a highly visible realm where networked publics challenge white feminism, advocate for the significance of productive anger in feminist politics, and seek solutions to address women's vulnerabilities in both digital spaces and beyond.

Moreover, Just Like Us argues that celebrity culture and digital platforms collectively create a vital discursive space where postfeminist logics are challenged, fostering more open and collaborative ways of holding individuals and groups accountable for their actions. Through this insightful exploration, Lawson offers a thought-provoking examination of the complex dynamics at play in our contemporary world, shedding light on the ways in which feminism, celebrity culture, and digital technologies intersect and shape our understanding of gender, power, and social justice.

Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781978830929