(Un)kind : how kindness culture punishes women
Smith, Victoria (Victoria Jane)2026
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Using the #JustBeKind trend of the 2020s as a starting point '(Un)kind' explores how traditional beliefs about women's 'kind' nature have been repackaged for an age that remains dependent - socially, politically, economically - on female self-sacrifice while finding the concept outdated and essentialist. Looking at the various guises under which kindness culture is sold to women and girls - from play to self-help, social justice activism to empowerment - Victoria Smith argues that the pressure on women and girls has not decreased, but instead been incorporated into the 'work' of feminism.
Main title:
(Un)kind : how kindness culture punishes women / Victoria Smith.
Author:
Smith, Victoria (Victoria Jane), author
Imprint:
London : Fleet, 2026.
Collation:
336 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9780349127156 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
305.42
Language:
English
BRN:
9067688