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All-American TV Crime Drama

Feminism and Identity Politics in Law and Order: Special Victims Unit

By: Sujata Moorti,Lisa Cuklanz

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All-American TV Crime Drama

Feminism and Identity Politics in Law and Order: Special Victims Unit

By: Sujata Moorti,Lisa Cuklanz

Law and Order Special Victims Unit (SVU) is more popular than any other American police procedural television series, but how does its unique focus on sex crimes reflect contemporary popular culture and feminist critique, whilst also recasting the classic crime narrative? All-American TV Crime Drama is the first dedicated study of SVU and its treatment of sexual violence, gender and criminality. The book uses detailed textual and visual analyses of episodes to illuminate the assumptions underpinning the programme. Although SVU engages with issues pertaining to feminism and gender it still relies upon traditional and misogynistic tropes such as false rape charges and the monstrous mother to undermine positive views of the feminine. The show, and its backdrop, New York City thus become a stage on which national concerns about women, gender roles, the family and race are carried out. Moorti and Cuklanz unpack how the show has become a crucible for examining current attitudes towards these issues and include an analysis of its reception by its many fans in over 30 countries.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1786731614

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Rape on Prime Time

Television, Masculinity, and Sexual Violence

By: Lisa M. Cuklanz

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Rape on Prime Time

Television, Masculinity, and Sexual Violence

By: Lisa M. Cuklanz

Depictions of rape on television have evolved dramatically, from hard-boiled stories about male detectives to more insightful shows focusing on rape victims. Rape on Prime Time is the first book to examine those changing depictions of rape. Lisa M. Cuklanz reveals that prime-time television programs during the 1970s—usually detective shows—reflected traditional ideas that "real" rape is perpetrated by brutal strangers upon passive victims. Beginning in 1980, depictions of rape began to include attacks by known assailants, and victims began to address their feelings. By 1990, scripts portrayed date and marital rape and paid greater attention to the trial process, reflecting legal reformers' concerns. While previous studies have examined one series or genre, Cuklanz examines programs as dissimilar as Barney Miller, Dallas, The Cosby Show, and Quincy. She outlines the "basic plot" for rape episodes, then traces the historical development of rape themes. In each chapter she includes close analyses of episodes that add depth to findings derived from scripts and taped episodes. Rape on Prime Time provides important insight into the social construction of rape in mainstream mass media since the inception of rape law reform in 1974.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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081220400X

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9780812204001

Rape on Trial

How the Mass Media Construct Legal Reform and Social Change

By: Lisa M. Cuklanz

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Rape on Trial

How the Mass Media Construct Legal Reform and Social Change

By: Lisa M. Cuklanz

Why has so much of the public discussion of rape focused on a few specific cases, and to what extent has this discussion incorporated the feminist perspective on rape? Rape on Trial explores these questions and provides answers based on a detailed examination of the mainstream news coverage of the John and Greta Rideout marital rape case, the Big Dan's Tavern gang rape case, and the Webb-Dotson rape recantation case. Lisa M. Cuklanz traces where and how rape reform ideas were granted legitimacy in mainstream news coverage. She finds that while the subsequent fictionalized versions frequently adopted the themes foregrounded in the news coverage, they usually were more sympathetic toward—and indeed often took on—the rape victim's point of view.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812203992

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9780812203998

Rape on Prime Time

Television, Masculinity, and Sexual Violence

By: Lisa M. Cuklanz

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Television, Masculinity, and Sexual Violence

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Rape on Trial

How the Mass Media Construct Legal Reform and Social Change

By: Lisa M. Cuklanz

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How the Mass Media Construct Legal Reform and Social Change

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All-American TV Crime Drama

Feminism and Identity Politics in Law and Order: Special Victims Unit

By: Sujata Moorti,Lisa Cuklanz

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Feminism and Identity Politics in Law and Order: Special Victims Unit

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All-American TV Crime Drama

Feminism and Identity Politics in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

By: Sujata Moorti,Lisa M. Cuklanz

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Feminism and Identity Politics in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

By: Sujata Moorti,Lisa M. Cuklanz

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (SVU) is more popular than any other American police procedural television series, but how does its unique focus on sex crimes reflect contemporary popular culture and feminist critique, whilst also recasting the classic crime narrative? All-American TV Crime Drama is the first dedicated study of SVU and its treatment of sexual violence, gender and criminality. This book uses detailed textual and visual analyses of episodes to illuminate the assumptions underpinning the program. Although SVU engages with issues pertaining to feminism and gender, it sill relies upon traditional and misogynistic tropes such as false rape charges and the monstrous mother to undermine positive views of the feminine. The show and its backdrop, New York City, thus become a stage on which national concerns about women, gender roles, the family and race are carried out. Moorti and Cuklanz unpack how the show has become a crucible for examining current attitudes towards these issues and include an analysis of its reception by its many fans in over 30 countries"--Publisher's description.

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