{"product_id":"television-antiheroines","title":"Television Antiheroines","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith a foreword by Diane Negra and Jorie Lagerway\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n As television has finally started to create more leading roles for women, the female antiheroine has emerged as a compelling and dynamic character type. \u003cem\u003eTelevision Antiheroines\u003c\/em\u003e looks closely at this recent development, exploring the emergence of women characters in roles typically reserved for men, particularly in the male-dominated genre of the crime and prison drama.\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n The essays collected in \u003cem\u003eTelevision Antiheroines\u003c\/em\u003e are divided into four sections or types of characters: mafia women, drug dealers and aberrant mothers, women in prison, and villainesses. Looking specifically at shows such as \u003cem\u003eGomorrah\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMafiosa\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Sopranos\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSons of Anarchy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOrange is the New Black\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eAntimafia\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eSquad\u003c\/em\u003e, the contributors explore the role of race and sexuality and focus on how many of the characters transgress traditional ideas about femininity and female identity, such as motherhood. They examine the ways in which bad women are portrayed and how these characters undermine gender expectations and reveal the current challenges by women to social and economic norms. \u003cem\u003eTelevision Antiheroines\u003c\/em\u003e will be essential reading for anyone with a serious interest in crime and prison drama and the rising prominence of women in nontraditional roles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Intellect","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54248820703576,"sku":"9781783207602","price":45.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781783207602.jpg?v=1765638046","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/television-antiheroines","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}