Smart Chicks on Screen: Representing Women's Intellect in Film and Television

by Linda Levitt

Book Overview

While women have long been featured in leading roles in film and television, the intellectual depictions of female characters in these mediums are out of line with reality. Women continue to be marginalized for their choices, overshadowed by men, and judged by their bodies. In fact, the intelligence of women is rarely the focus of television or film narratives, and on the rare occasion when smart women are showcased, their portrayals are undermined...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442275626
• ISBN13: 9781442275621
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.0"