Rape in Period Drama Television: Consent, Myth, and Fantasy

by Julie Anne Taddeo and Katherine Byrne Ulster University

Rape in Period Drama Television considers the representation of rape and rape myths in a number of the most influential recent television period dramas. Like the corset, has become a shorthand for women's oppression in the past. Sexual violence has long been, and still is, commonplace in television period drama, often used to add authenticity and realism to shows or as a sensationalist means of chasing ratings. However, the authors illustrate that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1793625859
• ISBN13: 9781793625854
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"