Home Is Where the Hurt Is

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Home Is Where the Hurt Is

Media Depictions of Wives and Mothers

Film history, theory or criticism Television History of Performing Arts Media studies Gender studies: women and girls

Author: Sara Hosey

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Language: English

Published by: McFarland

Published on: 28th January 2020

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 232 pages

ISBN: 9781476637365


Despite years of propaganda attempting to convince us otherwise, popular media is beginning to catch on to the idea that the home is one of the most dangerous and difficult places for a woman to be. This book examines emergent trends in popular media, which increasingly takes on the realities of domestic violence, toxic home lives and the impossibility of having it all. While many narratives still fall back on outmoded and limiting narratives about gender--the pursuit of romance, children, and a life dedicated to the domestic--this book makes the case that some texts introduce complexity and a challenge to the status quo, pointing us toward a feminist future in which women's voices and concerns are amplified and respected.

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