Contesting Feminism and Media Culture in Contemporary Russia

Contesting Feminism and Media Culture in Contemporary Russia examines how Russian discourses of feminism have been informed by fast-evolving cross-border, transcultural, and trans-local media flows, which have both diversified and fragmented the spectrum of feminism in the region. Contesting Feminism and Media Culture in Contemporary Russia: From Celebrities to Anti-war Activists examines how Russian discourses on feminism have been informed by fast-evolving, cross-border, transcultural, and trans-local media flows, which have both diversified and fragmented the spectrum of feminism in the region. The book takes a multidisciplinary approch to Russian feminisms, including an examination of Russian politics and culture, the ideology of glamour, celebrity culture, and mass media, with a particular focus on online social networks - using a set of case studies involving high-profile feminist media personalities, social media influencers, and micro-celebrities appropriating feminist agenda, and online grassroot responses to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Contesting Feminism and Media Culture in Contemporary Russia: From Celebrities to Anti-war Activists will be of interest to both undergraduate and graduate students of media and communication, area, international relations, gender, and cultural studies. The Open Access version of this book, available at , has been made available under a Creative Commons (CC-BY) 4.0 license.