Contentious Practices of Postfeminist Audiencing: Online Discourse About Cinematic Feminisms in Birds of Prey

• Main Authors: Paris, Janella, Uyheng, Joshua
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2021
• Subjects: Postfeminism; female superhero films; audience studies; Birds of Prey; cinematic feminism; Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Film and Media Studies; Psychology
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/psychology-faculty-pubs/342; https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14680777.2021.2009899
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

In this paper, we examine online audience discourse surrounding the superhero film Birds of Prey, a new addition to the wave of female-centric films within the genre. Numerous studies have focused on the gendered industry politics surrounding the production of such films, as well as their representa...