orange is the new black season 1 episode 3

It develops complex characters, with emotional backstories and narrative arcs that show them as full human beings whose lives intersect with patriarchal institutions in unjust ways.

As a feminist researcher, this show touches on so many important intersectional issues-race, class, gender, sexuality, power and privilege, abuses of the criminal justice system, disability and ableism, queer and transgender representations, immigration/ICE, mental illness, motherhood, rape, drug addiction… The show was nominated for twelve Emmy awards in its first season because it pushed the boundaries of how women have traditionally been represented on television. I am very interested in the ways in which media and popular culture both reflect and construct ideas, identities, and politics. What questions and themes does the series bring up that most excite you as a researcher? It was exciting to see that the show struck a nerve with so many pertinent cultural issues, and that it continues to do so today. We got an overwhelming response, with writers addressing everything from the prison industrial complex to the meaning of the character Pennsatucky’s teeth as they relate to race and class issues. The problem was that there were no academic texts to assign for students to read, so I decided to write a book myself! I had just published a chapter about the HBO show, Girls, in a book on feminist theory and popular culture, so I reached out to my colleague, Adrienne Trier-Bieniek, who was the editor of that book, and we sent out a call for papers for a feminist collection on OITNB. In 2013 when the show premiered, I was teaching courses in the UMBC’s Gender and Women’s Studies department such as Gender, Race, and Media, and Queer Representations in Film and Television, and students were excited to discuss the show, so it started showing up on my syllabus. What was it about OITNB that made you want to pursue a book about it? As the series wraps up its final season, April Householder ‘95, Director of Undergraduate Research and Prestigious Scholarships, and co-editor of Feminist Perspectives on Orange is the New Black, shares some thoughts on the lasting impact of this groundbreaking show. The series has become a favorite of fans and critics alike, garnering numerous award wins while pushing the boundaries of television storytelling, casting, and directing. Over the course of seven seasons, the Netflix series Orange Is The New Black (OITNB) has taken viewers-and its characters-on a roller coaster ride within the confines of a fictional minimum security women’s prison.

Orange is the new black season 1 episode 3