Girl on Girl

How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves

Sophie Gilbert

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John Murray Publishers Ltd
01 May 2025

Popular culture; TV & society; Feminism & feminist theory

'A captivating must-read for anyone who wants to understand how and why misogyny is as powerful a force as ever' KATE MANNE, author of Down Girl

Cosmetic surgeries at an all-time high, Ozempic is bringing back 'heroin chic' and TikTok trad-wives are on the rise - after four waves of feminism, what went wrong?

In this blazing, razor-sharp takedown of popular culture in the twenty-first century, Girl on Girl turns 90s and 00s nostalgia on its head, and shows how the media of that era repackaged the feminist movement as a containable, commodifiable (and hugely successful) product: 'Girl Power'. From the Spice Girls to the Kardashians, to #GirlBoss and OnlyFans, Pulitzer Prize-finalist Sophie Gilbert illustrates how the cultural forces of the last few decades have systematically shaped - and warped - women's relationships with themselves and other women.

Relatable, wide-ranging and covering TV, film, music, journalism and the internet, Girl on Girl asks how did we get here, and what lies ahead.

By: Sophie Gilbert
Imprint: John Murray Publishers Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 32mm
Weight: 423g
ISBN: 9781399812313
ISBN 10: 1399812319
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 01 May 2025
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sophie Gilbert is a staff writer at the Atlantic, where she writes about television, books, and popular culture. She was a finalist for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Criticism and has previously written for the New York Times, Washington Post, the New Republic, and the Brooklyn Rail. She lives in London.

Reviews for Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves

Triumphant . . . a tour de force of cultural criticism * Publishers Weekly * With panache, wit, and brilliance, Sophie Gilbert's GIRL ON GIRL offers compelling analyses of how mass culture has diluted and tainted feminism, even managing to turn women against each other and ourselves. A captivating must-read for anyone who wants to understand how and why misogyny is as powerful a force as ever -- KATE MANNE, author of Down Girl