{"product_id":"women-labor-activists-in-the-jennifer-l-borda-9780786448418","title":"Women Labor Activists in the Movies: Nine Depictions of Workplace Organizers, 1954-2005","description":"\u003cp\u003e Some of the most indelible images of women in recent American film have been of working women fighting for labor reform or to expose corporate corruption. This critical text explores films with female labor activists as main protagonists, illuminating issues of gender and class while depicting the challenges of working class women. Films covered include \u003ci\u003eSalt of the Earth, Pajama Game, Union Maids, With Babies and Banners, Norma Rae, Silkwood\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLive Nude Girls Unite!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough comparative analysis, the text examines the responses of these films to the labor and feminist movements of the last half century, and how American cinema has articulated notions of disempowerment, ambivalence and, at times, the resistance of both women and the working class at large.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jennifer L. Borda\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786448415\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786448418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2011 pg. 226","brand":"Jennifer L. Borda","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48483685007615,"sku":"9780786448418","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b29756b7-f5b7-43f6-965c-34a05334149e.jpg?v=1778039993","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/women-labor-activists-in-the-jennifer-l-borda-9780786448418","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}