Watching Rape : : Film and Television in Postfeminist Culture / / Sarah Projansky.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Projansky, Sarah,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2001]; ©2001
• Year of Publication: 2001
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

Looking at popular culture from 1980 to the present, feminism appears to be "over": that is, according to popular critics we are in an era of "postfeminism" in which feminism has supposedly already achieved equality for women. Not so, says Sarah Projansky. In Watching Rape, Projansky undermines this complacent view in her fascinating and thorough analysis of depictions of rape in U.S. film, television, and independent video. Through a cultural studies analysis of such films as Thelma and Louise, Daughters of the Dust, and She's Gotta Have It, and television shows like ER, Ally McBeal, Beverly Hills 90210, and various made-for-tv movies, Projansky challenges us to see popular culture as a part of our everyday lives and practices, and to view that culture critically. How have media defined rape and feminism differently over time? How do popular narratives about rape also communicate ideas about gender, race, class, nationality, and sexuality? And, what is the future of feminist politics, theory, and criticism with regard to issues of sexual violence, postfeminism, and popular media? The first study to address the relationship between rape and postfeminism, and one of the most detailed and thorough analyses of rape in 25 years, Watching Rape is a crucial contribution to contemporary feminism.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 A Feminist History of Rape in U.S. Film, 1903–1979 -- 2 The Postfeminist Context: Popular Redefinitions of Feminism, 1980–Present -- 3 Film and Television Narratives at the Intersection of Rape and Postfeminism -- 4 Feminism and the Popular: Readings of Rape and Postfeminism in Thelma and Louise -- 5 Persistently Displaced: Black Women in Rape Narratives -- 6 Talking Back to Postfeminism? Rape Prevention and Education Films and Videos -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index of Film and Television Titles -- General Index -- About the Author