In Gaga Feminism: Sex, Gender, and the End of Normal , J. Jack Halberstam puts forth a theory of feminism informed by anarchism and queer theory. Gaga feminism, named after but not limited to Lady Gaga’s cultural creativity, is anarchist in its repudiation of the establishment, anti-capitalist in its disavowal of competitive individualism, and skeptical of status quo categorizations that seek to organize a tremendously diverse and complex world. Thus, to not only cultivate suspicion towards “normal” assumptions, but to unequivocally reject them, dive into the unknown, and embrace alternatives is to “go gaga.” To describe this philosophy, Halberstam offers numerous references from popular culture and conducts sophisticated analysis of a variety of texts, from television shows and films to critic reviews. Gaga feminism is indeed best witnessed through the lens of popular culture, especially when popular culture is understood as a site of contestation for hegemony, a tussle betw...