Sarah Projansky Watching Rape Summary

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Watching Rape : Film and Television in Postfeminist Culture
Projansky, Sarah, Watching Rape : Film and Television in Postfeminist Culture, August 2001
In Watching Rape, Projansky refutes to the viewpoint that feminism has already achieved equality for women. The book includes close analysis on depictions of rape in US media such as film, television and independent video. It contains the analysis of films including ‘daughters of the dust’, ‘she’s gotta have it’. Sarah challenges the readers to critically observe the popular culture in US society.
The author Sarah Projansky is the professor of film and media arts as well as of gender studies at the university of Utah.

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