Publisher:
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina
"Despite years of propaganda attempting to convince us otherwise, popular media is beginning to catch on to the idea that the home is one of the most dangerous and difficult places for a woman to be. This book examines this emergent trend in popular...
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"Despite years of propaganda attempting to convince us otherwise, popular media is beginning to catch on to the idea that the home is one of the most dangerous and difficult places for a woman to be. This book examines this emergent trend in popular media, which increasingly takes on the realities of domestic violence, toxic home lives and the impossibility of "having it all." While many narratives still fall back on outmoded and limiting narratives about gender-the pursuit of romance, children, and a life dedicated to the domestic-this book makes the case that some texts introduce complexity and a challenge to the status quo, pointing us toward a feminist future in which women's voices and concerns are amplified and respected, both at home and in the world at large"--
Housebound : horror begins at home -- At home in patriarchy : girly moms and worldly girls in Gilmore girls, Parenthood and Teen mom -- "Some kind of monster" : fraught motherhood in Twilight and The hunger games -- The real housewives of post-industrial USA : hysteria and toxic discourse -- "When did he stop treating you like a princess?" : domestic violence in Enough and Waitress -- "Little boys don't get to go around anymore hurting little girls" : evolving depictions of domestic violence -- "You're so epic" : matrophilia in indie films -- "No wrong way to make a family" : hope and home in Tully and The handmaid's tale -- "You're such a good mom" : Transparenthood, pain and privilege -- Conclusion: "Un poco mas doloroso" : Jane the virgin and the home as a little less painful
