Conspicuous Feminism on Television
Gender, Power, and #MeToo- Authors:
- Publisher:
- 2023
Summary
In Conspicuous Feminism on Television: Gender, Power and #MeToo, Anna Marie Bautista examines how the impact of the #MeToo movement on the larger cultural discourse has not only prompted a critical scrutiny of gender and power on television, but has also leveraged its popularity to commodify both oppressed and independent women. This book delves into how the pervasive misogyny exposed by #MeToo has generated configurations of conspicuous feminism in shows like Big Little Lies, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Insecure, and The Handmaid's Tale. These fictional depictions emphasize feminist themes relating to misogyny and abuse, the silencing and deceptions that are preserved in order to uphold gendered power relations, the challenging of established gender roles and identities, and the integration of intersectional perspectives. Bautista explores how these representations indicate a more complex awareness of systemic misogyny in popular television series than in previous eras, reflecting the impact of #MeToo's aims to uncover and confront gendered inequality. Scholars of television studies, gender studies, and popular culture will find this book of particular interest.
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Bibliographic data
- Copyright year
- 2023
- ISBN-Print
- 978-1-6669-2300-1
- ISBN-Online
- 978-1-6669-2301-8
- Publisher
- Lexington, Lanham
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 170
- Product type
- Book Titles
Table of contents
- Contents No access
- List of Figures No access
- Acknowledgments No access
- Introduction No access Pages 1 - 16
- Negotiating Feminism on Television No access Pages 17 - 40
- Exposing Abuse and Misogyny No access Pages 41 - 58
- “Something Other Than A Mother or Housewife” No access Pages 59 - 84
- Incorporating Intersectionality and Inclusivity No access Pages 85 - 114
- Resistance and Retaliation No access Pages 115 - 132
- Conclusion No access Pages 133 - 138
- Bibliography No access Pages 139 - 156
- Index No access Pages 157 - 168
- About the Author No access Pages 169 - 170





