21st Century Media and Female Mental Health : : Profitable Vulnerability and Sad Girl Culture / / by 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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Place / Publishing House:Cham : : Springer International Publishing :, Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,, 2023.
Year of Publication:2023
Edition:1st ed. 2023.
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (XIII, 224 p. 9 illus.)
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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.