Selznick claims that the assumption that women should always ‘know’ determines how female investigators on TV are expected to operate as both detectives and mothers.
Barbara Selznick
Barbara Selznick is an Associate Professor in the School of Theatre, Film and Television at the University of Arizona. She is the author of Sure Seaters: The Emergence of Art House Cinema and Global Television: Co-Producing Culture. Her work has also appeared in edited books as well as journals such as Science Fiction Film and Television, Quarterly Review of Film and Television, Spectator, and Global Media Journal.
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