Knock me up, knock me down : images of pregnancy in Hollywood films /
Oliver, Kelly,1958-
New York : Columbia University Press,
c2012.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: from shameful to sexy -- pregnant bellies exploding onto the screen -- Academic feminism versus Hollywood feminism: how modest maternity becomes pregnant glam -- MomCom as RomCom: pregnancy as a vehicle for romance -- Accident and excess: the "choice" to have a baby -- Pregnant horror: gestating the other(s) within -- "What's the worst that can happen?" techno-pregnancies versus real pregnancies -- Conclusion: Twilight family values.
Pregnancy in motion pictures.
Motion pictures
Feminist theory.