Knock Me Up, Knock Me Down : : Images of Pregnancy in Hollywood Films / / Kelly Oliver.
No longer is pregnancy a repulsive or shameful condition in Hollywood films, but an attractive attribute, often enhancing the romantic or comedic storyline of a female character. Kelly Oliver investigates this curious shift and its reflection of changing attitudes toward women's roles in reprod...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2012] ©2012 |
| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: From Shameful to Sexy-Pregnant Bellies Exploding Onto the Screen
- 1. Academic Feminism Versus Hollywood Feminism: How Modest Maternity Becomes Pregnant Glam
- 2. MomCom as RomCom: Pregnancy as a Vehicle for Romance
- 3. Accident and Excess: The "Choice" to Have a Baby
- 4. Pregnant Horror: Gestating the Other(s) Within
- 5. "What's the Worst That Can Happen?" Techno-Pregnancies Versus Real Pregnancies
- Conclusion: Twilight Family Values
- Notes
- Filmography
- Texts Cited
- Index