@article{1441349,
      recid = {1441349},
      author = {Hallsworth, Djuna,},
      title = {Danish mothers on-screen /},
      pages = {1 online resource},
      abstract = {This brilliant book brings a fresh and original  perspective to the already voluminous literature on  Scandinavian screen fiction. By combining social and  cultural policy analysis with content analysis, Hallsworth  sheds new light on how state-supported narratives  stereotype women. Its focus on absent, ashamed and  transgressive mother characters across genres moves beyond  the traditional focus on Scandinavian progressiveness,  asking critical questions about identity and belonging in  world-renowned welfare states. - Professor Trine Syvertsen,  IMK, University of Oslo This book examines Danish mother  characters in contemporary films and television dramas,  revealing representational trends that have, thus far, been  overlooked in scholarly criticism on the small nations  screen fiction. Despite the socially and politically  progressive context from which these narratives have  emerged, there is a tendency for on-screen mothers to  experience guilt, shame and social isolation. The political  narrative of gender equality, democracy and universal  social support that permeates Danish state policy is  undermined in screen fiction, where working mothers are  problematised and the welfare systems integrity is  challenged. Combining case studies of En Krlighedshistorie  (2001), Nymphomaniac (2014), Anna Pihl (2006-2008),  Forbrydelsen (2007-2012), Borgen (2010-present) and  Arvingerne (2014-2017) with the analysis of policy  documents and interviews with industry professionals, this  book demonstrates how narrative media functions as a highly  political site of contestation over who has the right to  participate in civil society. Dr Djuna V. Hallsworth has a  PhD in Gender and Cultural Studies from the University of  Sydney. She has taught on cultural policy, sociology, media  studies and gender and sexuality at Sydney University and  Macquarie University. She is also the author of the article  'National broadcasting, international audiences' and a book  chapter entitled 'Making visible the incomprehensible'  about mental illness in television drama.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1441349},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88579-3},
}