Victoria Sturtevant

It's All in the Delivery

Pregnancy in American Film and Television Comedy

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Produktbeschreibung

How changing depictions of pregnancy in comedy from the start of the twentieth century to the present show an evolution in attitudes toward women's reproductive roles and rights.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Texas Press
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781477330432
• ISBN-10: 1477330437
• Artikelnr.: 70101425

Autorenporträt

Victoria Sturtevant

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. What to Expect When You’re Expecting (to Read This Book)
Chapter 1. Confinements: Enter the Stork
Chapter 2. Hysterical Fatherhood: Male Pregnancy On-Screen
Chapter 3. Bad Pregnancies: Social Problems and Bad Seeds
Chapter 4. Baby Bust: Infertility and Its Discontents
Chapter 5. Shmashmortion: Terminating Abortion Stigma through Comedy
Conclusion. It’s All in the Delivery
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index