Unlikeable female characters: the women pop culture wants you to hate
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Published:
Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, [2023].
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
xii, 339 pages ; 21 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781728274744, 1728274745, 9781728274744
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"Female characters throughout history have been burdened by the moral trap that is likeability. Any woman who dares to reveal her messy side has been treated as a cautionary tale. And yet today, unlikeable female characters are everywhere in film, TV, and wider pop culture. For the first time ever, they are being accepted by audiences and even showered with industry awards. We are finally accepting that women are--gasp--fully fledged human beings. How did we get to this point? Unlikeable Female Characters traces the evolution of highly memorable female characters, from Samantha Jones as "The Slut" in Sex and the City to the iconic Mean Girl, Regina George, examining what exactly makes them popular, how audiences have reacted to them, and the ways in which pop culture is finally allowing us to celebrate the complexities of being a woman. Anna Bogutskaya, film programmer, broadcaster, and co-founder of the horror film collective and podcast The Final Girls, takes us on a journey through popular film, TV, and music, looking at the nuances of womanhood on and off-screen to reveal whether pop culture--and society--is finally ready to embrace complicated women."--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Bogutskaya, A. (2023). Unlikeable female characters: the women pop culture wants you to hate. Sourcebooks.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Bogutskaya, Anna. 2023. Unlikeable Female Characters: The Women Pop Culture Wants You to Hate. Sourcebooks.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Bogutskaya, Anna, Unlikeable Female Characters: The Women Pop Culture Wants You to Hate. Sourcebooks, 2023.
MLA Citation (style guide)Bogutskaya, Anna. Unlikeable Female Characters: The Women Pop Culture Wants You to Hate. Sourcebooks, 2023.
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