Watching Women

"Kornfield offers a fresh perspective on fem(me)inine representation, expanding feminist media analysis to include femme epistemologies. Her approach lays bare the complex ways that femininity is embodied, devalued, and regulated and how femmephobic processes are simultaneously challenged and reproduced through televisual mediums. A vital contribution to feminist media studies, Watching Women transforms our understanding of gender representation in media, making it an indispensable resource for anyone interested in femininity and popular culture. Kornfield's analysis will reshape how we think about fem(me)inine agency and representation in the modern media landscape."
Rhea Ashley Hoskin, PhD, University of Waterloo and St. Jerome's University, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Femininities

"Deeply researched and meticulously detailed, Watching Women illuminates the ways that televisual style both positions viewers to devalue the feminine and embrace feminist subjectivity. Kornfield offers important insights that challenge readers to reappraise televisual femininity and its relationship to feminist politics."
Kristen Hoerl, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln