"Hot Model Bitches": Why Miley Cyrus' feminism is not about Miley Cyrus
LE3 .A278 2015
2015
Whitehall, Geoffrey
Acadia University
Bachelor of Arts
Honours
Politics
The aim of this project is to mobilize the notoriety of contemporary pop-singer and self-proclaimed feminist Miley Cyrus in order to engage with a philosophical rearticulation of feminist theory. I trace the development of feminist thought in the United States to situate feminism as a self-critical ontology. In order to contextualize contemporary feminist critiques of her, I conduct a media analysis of the performance art of Cyrus. While these critiques highlight many problematic tendencies inherent in her work, I argue that Cyrus is a political figure that embodies patriarchal contemporary social and political anxieties. Ultimately, I argue that a philosophical framework that situates Cyrus as a work of art rather than a producer of art, is the best way to engage Cyrus’ feminism.
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