Mothers on American television (eBook)

From here to maternity

Kim Akass (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
216 Seiten
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5261-6939-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Mothers on American television takes an in-depth look at how motherhood is represented on some of the most popular television series produced this century. Adopting a feminist, Marxist, cultural studies and psychoanalytical approach, the book offers a history of the positioning of mothers within American society. It provides detailed analysis of The Sopranos, Sex and the City, The Handmaid's Tale and more, while reflecting on the newspaper 'mommy wars', employment patterns and alternative views of motherhood.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.9.2023
• Zusatzinfo: 5 black & white illustrations
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
• Schlagworte: Adaptations • big little lies • cable channels • Deadwood • Employment rights • feminist theory • Game of Thrones • HBO original series • historical motherhood • Motherhood • patriarchal feminism • Psychoanalysis • Sex and the City • Six Feet Under • streaming channels • The Handmaid's Tale • The Killing • The Sopranos
• ISBN-10: 1-5261-6939-8 / 1526169398
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5261-6939-6 / 9781526169396