Molly Ann Magestro

Assault on the Small Screen

Representations of Sexual Violence on Prime Time Television Dramas

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Produktbeschreibung

This book focuses on how various police and police-adjacent agencies present investigations of rape, treat and discuss rape victims, and help to create a lens through which audience members view rape in the real world. The programs discussed in this volume include program The Good Wife, CSI, NCIS,Law & Order SVU, The Closer, and Criminal Minds.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juli 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 493g
• ISBN-13: 9781442253971
• ISBN-10: 1442253975
• Artikelnr.: 42696974

Autorenporträt

Molly Ann Magestro, Ph.D. in creative writing, teaches writing at the University of Wisconsin-Washington County.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One "She Got Herself Raped and
Killed": Victim-blaming and Silencing on NCIS Chapter Two "Don't Tell Her
She's Lucky": Teachable Moments on Criminal Minds Chapter Three "She's
evidence": Becoming a Victim and Personal Experience with Rape on CSI
Chapter Four "Does Anyone Think Rape Isn't a Major Crime?": Female Cops and
Rape Narratives on The Closer and Rizzoli & Isles Chapter Five "As Damaged
as Me": Rape, Revenge, and Dexter's Women Chapter Six "These Are Their
Stories": Olivia Benson as Victim on Law and Order: Special Victims Unit
Chapter Seven "Separate Yet Equally Important": Prosecuting Rape Narratives
on Prime Time Chapter Eight "If It Forces You to Prosecute": The Good Wife
and Helping Victims Take Back Their Voice Conclusion Bibliography Index
About the Author