Mommy Angst by Ann C Hall
This revealing work looks at representations of motherhood from a wide range of pop culture sources to explore larger questions about the image and self-image of mothers in the United States.
This collection of 12 essays, edited by Hall (English, Ohio Dominican U) and Bishop (communication, U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), examine images of motherhood in American popular culture. Topics include enduring moral tropes of motherhood in television; the absence of mothers and the erasure of agency in Disney portrayals of princesses; the marginalization of mothers in Cuban American pop culture; the portrayal of mother-as-monster; motherhood and violence in the films of Quentin Tarantino; class and teenage pregnancies in American culture; deployed motherhood in the political campaigns of Nancy Pelosi, Hillary Clinton, and Sarah Palin; post-pregnancy plastic surgery as cultural symbol; changing perceptions of adoption in American history; the consumer culture of motherhood on the Internet; and types, stereotypes, and counter-types of the Jewish mother in American culture. * Reference & Research Book News *
Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates; general readers. * Choice *
Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates; general readers. * Choice *
Ann C. Hall is professor of English at Ohio Dominican University, Columbus, OH. Mardia J. Bishop is in the Communication Department at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780313375309 |
| ISBN 10 | 0313375305 |
| Title | Mommy Angst |
| Author | Ann C Hall |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Year published | 2009-10-27 |
| Number of pages | 252 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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