Assault on the small screen : representations of sexual violence on prime-time television dramas / / Molly Ann Magestro

• Autore: Magestro Molly Ann <1982->
• Pubblicazione: Lanham : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2015]; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (207 p.)
• Disciplina: 791.4508996073
• Soggetto topico: Television broadcasting - Social aspects - United States; Television series - United States; Violence on television; Sex on television
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1 “She Got Herself Raped and Killedâ€?""; ""2 “Donâ€?t Tell Her Sheâ€?s Luckyâ€?""; ""3 “Sheâ€?s Evidenceâ€?""; ""4 “Does Anyone Think Rape Isnâ€?t a Major Crime?â€?""; ""5 “As Damaged as Meâ€?""; ""6 “These Are Their Storiesâ€?""; ""7 “Separate Yet Equally Importantâ€?""; ""8 “If It Forces You to Prosecuteâ€?""; ""Conclusion""; ""Episode Index""; ""Index""; ""About the Author""
• Sommario/riassunto: Over the last few decades, television programs have attempted to depict some of the more troubling elements of society with a more conscientious approach. Issues that networks were once reluctant to broadcast-such as sexual abuse, sexual assault, and rape-have become frequent plot points for many popular shows. Narratives that portray important social issues could potentially affect the ways individual viewers understand such incidents in the real world, so it is important to pay close and critical attention to the stories about rape that are broadcast to mass audiences. In Assault on the Smal
• Titolo autorizzato: Assault on the small screen
• ISBN: 1-4422-5398-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820380903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II