Melissa Ames: 2 books
How Pop Culture Shapes the Stages of a Woman's Life
From Toddlers-in-Tiaras to Cougars-on-the-Prowl
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2016
Contemporary popular culture has created a slew of stereotypical roles for girls and women to (willingly or not) play throughout their lives: The Princess, the Nymphette, the Diva, the Single Girl, the Bridezilla, the Tiger Mother, the M.I.L.F, the Cougar, and more. In this book Ames and Burcon investigate...
Adventures in Shondaland
Identity Politics and the Power of Representation
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2018
Shonda Rhimes is one of the most powerful players in contemporary American network television. Beginning with her break-out hit series Grey’s Anatomy, she has successfully debuted Private Practice, Scandal, How to Get Away with Murder, The Catch, For The People, and Station 19. Rhimes’s work...