Television and Postfeminist Housekeeping : No Time for Mother [1 ed.] 9781135090746, 9780415811392

In this book, Nathanson examines how contemporary American television and associated digital media depict women's e

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Television and Postfeminist Housekeeping : No Time for Mother [1 ed.]
9781135090746, 9780415811392

Looking at popular culture from 1980 to the present, feminism appears to be "over": that is, according to popu

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From early examples such as “Star Trek” and “Sapphire and Steel” to more contemporary shows including “Life on Mars” and

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This collection of original essays opens up a novel area of inquiry: the distinctively ethical dimension of women's

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Following the most solemn moments in recent American history, comedians have tested the limits of how soon is “too soon”

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Lucilla Andrews was only eighteen when, as a volunteer nurse at the beginning of the second world war, she experienced t

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Rape on Prime Time provides important insight into the social construction of rape in mainstream mass media since the in

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Toni Pape examines contemporary television that often presents a conflict-laden conclusion first before relaying the eve

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