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Knock me up, knock me down : images of pregnancy in Hollywood films

Title
Knock me up, knock me down : images of pregnancy in Hollywood films / Kelly Oliver.
Author
Oliver, Kelly, 1958-
Publication
New York : Columbia University Press, c2012.

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Description
232 p. : ill.; 22 cm.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: from shameful to sexy -- pregnant bellies exploding onto the screen -- Academic feminism versus Hollywood feminism: how modest maternity becomes pregnant glam -- MomCom as RomCom: pregnancy as a vehicle for romance -- Accident and excess: the "choice" to have a baby -- Pregnant horror: gestating the other(s) within -- "What's the worst that can happen?" techno-pregnancies versus real pregnancies -- Conclusion: Twilight family values.
Call Number
MFL 13-1230
ISBN
  • 9780231161084 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0231161085 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9780231161091 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0231161093 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
2012014208
OCLC
793099476
Author
Oliver, Kelly, 1958-
Title
Knock me up, knock me down : images of pregnancy in Hollywood films / Kelly Oliver.
Imprint
New York : Columbia University Press, c2012.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
MFL 13-1230
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