Feminism, Gender, and Politics in NBC's «Parks and Recreation»

by Erika Engstrom

Overview

Widely hailed as one of the best feminist-oriented series on television, NBC's Parks and Recreation (2009-2015) presents a multifaceted text for examining the incorporation of feminist ideology into its storylines. This book analyzes the various ways the series presented feminism as a positive force, such as the satirical portrayal of patriarchy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433133565
Publisher:	Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Publication date:	04/19/2017
Pages:	146
Product dimensions:	5.91(w) x 8.86(h) x (d)

About the Author

Erika Engstrom (Ph.D., University of Florida) is Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She is the author of The Bride Factory: Mass Media Portrayals of Women and Weddings (Peter Lang, 2011) and co-author of Mad Men and Working Women: Feminist Perspectives on Historical Power, Resistance, and Otherness (Peter Lang, 2014).