Margaret Tally is a distinguished professor of social and public policy at the School for Graduate Studies of the State University of New York, Empire State College. She is the author or editor of several books on television and media, and several articles and book chapters in the area of gender and popular culture.

“timely, well-researched…examines media discourse around #MeToo and explores how that movement has reverberated in the film and television industry…examines how #MeToo has shaped storytelling across comedy, drama, documentary, horror, and reality television genres and explores whether industrial changes behind the camera and at the executive level have occurred as a result. …highly recommended”—Choice

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction: The Hashtag That Launched a Movement1. #MeToo and Its Impact on the Entertainment Industry2. Hollywood Storytelling in the Wake of the #MeToo Era3. The Backlash Against #MeToo and the Quest for Redemption4. The Role of Comedy in Telling #MeToo Stories5. Dramas and Documentaries in the Era of #MeToo6. Anxiety, Terror and the Mundane: Horror Films and Reality Television7. International Responses to #MeTooConclusion: Will #MeToo Ultimately Make a Difference?Chapter NotesBibliographyIndex

Margaret Tally is a distinguished professor of social and public policy at the School for Graduate Studies of the State University of New York, Empire State College. She is the author or editor of several books on television and media, and several articles and book chapters in the area of gender and popular culture.

“timely, well-researched…examines media discourse around #MeToo and explores how that movement has reverberated in the film and television industry…examines how #MeToo has shaped storytelling across comedy, drama, documentary, horror, and reality television genres and explores whether industrial changes behind the camera and at the executive level have occurred as a result. …highly recommended”—Choice

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction: The Hashtag That Launched a Movement1. #MeToo and Its Impact on the Entertainment Industry2. Hollywood Storytelling in the Wake of the #MeToo Era3. The Backlash Against #MeToo and the Quest for Redemption4. The Role of Comedy in Telling #MeToo Stories5. Dramas and Documentaries in the Era of #MeToo6. Anxiety, Terror and the Mundane: Horror Films and Reality Television7. International Responses to #MeTooConclusion: Will #MeToo Ultimately Make a Difference?Chapter NotesBibliographyIndex