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Knock me up, knock me down : images of pregnancy in Hollywood films /

The image of a heavily pregnant woman, once considered ugly and indecent, is now common to Hollywood film. Kelly Oliver investigates this curious shift and its reflection of changing attitudes toward women's roles in reproduction and the family. Reading various films, the book investigates preg...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Oliver, Kelly, 1958-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: from shameful to sexy
  • pregnant bellies exploding onto the screen
  • Academic feminism versus Hollywood feminism: how modest maternity becomes pregnant glam
  • MomCom as RomCom: pregnancy as a vehicle for romance
  • Accident and excess: the "choice" to have a baby
  • Pregnant horror: gestating the other(s) within
  • "What's the worst that can happen?" techno-pregnancies versus real pregnancies
  • Conclusion: Twilight family values.