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[email protected]. 1 Theorizing #Girlboss Culture: Mediated Neoliberal Feminisms from Influencers to Multi-level Marketing Schemes A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Virginia Commonwealth University by Frankie Mastrangelo Master of Arts, Media, Cinema, and Digital Studies, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 2016 Bachelor of Arts, English and Women’s Studies, Rollins College, 2010 Director: David Golumbia, Associate Professor, Department of English Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia Copyright Frankie Mastrangelo 2021 All Rights Reserved 2 Acknowledgements Thank you to my committee advisors: David Golumbia, Jesse Goldstein, Karen Rader, Myrl Beam, and Jenny Rhee.