Knock Me Up, Knock Me Down Images of Pregnancy in Hollywood Films By: Kelly Oliver Publisher: Columbia University Press Print ISBN: 9780231161091, 0231161093 eText ISBN: 9780231530705, 0231530706 Format: EPUB Available from $ 29.99 USD SKU: 9780231530705 No longer is pregnancy a repulsive or shameful condition in Hollywood films, but an attractive attribute, often enhancing the romantic or comedic storyline of a female character. Kelly Oliver investigates this curious shift and its reflection of changing attitudes toward women's roles in reproduction and the family. Not all representations signify progress. Oliver finds that in many pregnancy films, our anxieties over modern reproductive practices and technologies are made manifest, and in some cases perpetuate conventions curtailing women's freedom. Reading such films as Where the Heart Is (2000), Riding in Cars with Boys (2001), Palindromes (2004), Saved! (2004), Quinceañera (2006), Children of Men (2006), Knocked Up (2007), Juno (2007), Baby Mama (2008), Away We Go (2009), Precious (2009), The Back-up Plan (2010), Due Date (2010), and Twilight: Breaking Dawn (2011), Oliver investigates pregnancy as a vehicle for romance, a political issue of choice, a representation of the hosting of others, a prism for fears of miscegenation, and a screen for modern technological anxieties. Additional ISBNs 9780231161091, 9780231161084, 0231161093, 0231161085 SKU: 9780231161091 Ebooks here: https://ebookscoffee.sellpass.io/products/Knock-Me-Up-Knock-Me-Down
