{"product_id":"knock-me-up-knock-me-kelly-oliver-9780231161091","title":"Knock Me Up, Knock Me Down: Images of Pregnancy in Hollywood Films","description":"No longer is pregnancy a repulsive or shameful condition in Hollywood films, but an attractive attribute, often enhancing the romantic or comedic storyline of a female character. Kelly Oliver investigates this curious shift and its reflection of changing attitudes toward women's roles in reproduction and the family. Not all representations signify progress. Oliver finds that in many pregnancy films, our anxieties over modern reproductive practices and technologies are made manifest, and in some cases perpetuate conventions curtailing women's freedom. Reading such films as \u003ci\u003eWhere the Heart Is\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), \u003ci\u003eRiding in Cars with Boys\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), \u003ci\u003ePalindromes\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), \u003ci\u003eSaved \u003c\/i\u003e (2004), \u003ci\u003eQuincea era\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), \u003ci\u003eChildren of Men\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), \u003ci\u003eKnocked Up\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), \u003ci\u003eJuno\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), \u003ci\u003eBaby Mama\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), \u003ci\u003eAway We Go\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), \u003ci\u003ePrecious\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), \u003ci\u003eThe Back-up Plan\u003c\/i\u003e (2010), \u003ci\u003eDue Date\u003c\/i\u003e (2010), and \u003ci\u003eTwilight: Breaking Dawn\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), Oliver investigates pregnancy as a vehicle for romance, a political issue of \"choice,\" a representation of the hosting of \"others,\" a prism for fears of miscegenation, and a screen for modern technological anxieties.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelly Oliver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231161093\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231161091\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/09\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2013","brand":"Kelly Oliver","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46372290855167,"sku":"9780231161091","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_423c955e-c089-4b66-9fc9-3b7f4f7715e7.jpg?v=1732725540","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/knock-me-up-knock-me-kelly-oliver-9780231161091","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}