{"product_id":"the-impossible-woman-television-feminism-and-the-future-9781978842526","title":"The Impossible Woman: Television, Feminism, and the Future","description":"Although it may seem like the proliferation of strong women on television is a feminist achievement, a deeper look into their stories tells us otherwise. \u003ci\u003eThe Impossible Woman \u003c\/i\u003eexamines a variety of scripted US television series across multiple genres to show how the cultural value of television's extraordinarily talented female characters often rests upon their ability to endure--but not overcome--sexism. Looking at \u003ci\u003eParks and Recreation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Queen's Gambit\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eQueen of the South\u003c\/i\u003e, Hoerl argues that these series contribute to \u003ci\u003esexist realism\u003c\/i\u003e, or the cultural assumption that there is no alternative to patriarchy. Situating impossible women's struggles in the context of contemporary feminist politics, Hoerl explains how the problems facing television's strongest women illustrate mainstream feminism's paradoxical dependence upon on cultural misogyny, neoliberal individualism, and racism. \u003ci\u003eThe Impossible Woman \u003c\/i\u003eencourages readers to seek out alternative stories that might help them envision more just feminist futures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e KRISTEN HOERL\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis an associate professor of rhetoric and public culture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bad Sixties: Hollywood Memories of the Counterculture, Antiwar, and Black Power Movements\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51705325256978,"sku":"9781978842526","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9e5d0de0-d0de-426f-8588-5a8b2a8742d8.jpg?v=1762345642","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-impossible-woman-television-feminism-and-the-future-9781978842526","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}