Overview

Women remain woefully underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Negative stereotypes about women in these fields are pervasive, rooted in the debunked claim that women have less aptitude than men in science and math. While some TV series present portrayals that challenge this generalization, others reinforce troubling biases--sometimes even as writers and producers attempt to champion women in STEM. This collection of new essays examines numerous popular series, from children's programs to primetime shows, and discusses the ways in which these narratives inform cultural ideas about women in STEM.

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Author:   Ashley Lynn Carlson
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.286kg
ISBN:  

9781476669410

ISBN 10:   1476669414
Pages:   220
Publication Date:   20 April 2018
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction (Ashley Lynn Carlson) Achievements, Gaps and the “Achievement Gap”: STEM in Children’s Programming (Ashley Lynn Carlson and Hope J. Crowell) The Doctors Who Waited: The Lonely Woman Scientist Trope in Geek TV (Bridget M. Blodgett and Anastasia Salter) Girl Geniuses: ­Anti-Intellectual Stereotypes of Women in STEM Careers in Contemporary Televisual Culture (JZ Long) “One of the Guys”: Female Engineers on Television (Ashley Lynn Carlson) STEM and Diversity on Primetime Television: The Representation of Gender and Race in The 100 (Natalie Krikowa) “We have to know our biology”: Power, Patriarchy and the Body in Orphan Black (Lauren Riccelli Zwicky) “Not everyone’s cut out for Hollywood”: “The Iron Ceiling” in Marvel’s Agent Carter (Lisa K. Perdigao) A Bad Case of the Feels: Emotion Versus Reason on Blindspot (Erin Nicholes) Femininity and Forensics: Silent Witness and the Representation of the Female Pathologist (Laura Foster and Helen McKenzie) When the Woman Cuts: The Figure of the Female Medical on CSI: Miami and Crossing Jordan (Cary M.J. Elza) A Woman in a Man’s (Fictional) World: Considering the Importance of Dr. Molly Hooper in the BBC’s Modern Adaptation of Sherlock (Jennifer Phillips) The River, the Rock, the Relative and the Returned: Depictions of Women Scientists in Doctor Who’s Moffat Era (Kristine Larsen) About the Contributors Index

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Ashley Lynn Carlson is an associate professor of English at the University of Montana Western in Dillon, Montana. She has published essays on a variety of topics ranging from nineteenth-century literature to contemporary popular culture.

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