Invisible & Deviant Mothers: Childbirth in Visual Culture

by Rachel Bride Ashton

Institution-controlled births have predominated in our fictional on-screen culture for decades. When compared with less frequent home birth narratives, two dominant stereotypes emerge. People giving birth within the medical system tend to be portrayed as good, compliant but invisible, usually passive and not in control, as seen in examples like E.R. (1994-2009), Greys Anatomy (2017-2020), Knocked Up (2007), Friends (1994-2004),...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0BV4QJDMQ
• ISBN13: 9798376775813
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"