Orgad, Shani

Confidence Culture

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ISBN 13:: 9781478017608
author:: Orgad, Shani
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Duke University Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2022
Pages:: 256
Dimensions:: 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.4 centimetres (0
Genre:: Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Feminism & Feminist Theory,
Condition:: New
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Shani Orgad and Rosalind Gill challenge the notion that women's empowerment lies in cultivating confidence. In Confidence Culture, they argue that this approach overlooks deeper structural issues, instead placing the burden of self-improvement squarely on women's shoulders.

The authors examine how "confidence culture" has become a dominant discourse, influencing areas such as body image, work, relationships, motherhood, and international development. They contend that this emphasis on individual confidence does not address systemic oppression, but rather shifts the responsibility for personal conditions to individuals themselves.

Orgad and Gill propose an alternative approach to feminism, one that moves beyond the confines of confidence culture. By interrogating the role of confidence in contemporary discourse, they aim to uncover new ways of articulating feminist values that prioritize collective action and social change.

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