“It Certainly Is Not An Option!”: Abortion Discourse in Teen Pregnancy TV Storylines

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“It Certainly Is Not An Option!”: Abortion Discourse in Teen Pregnancy TV Storylines

Jake Hamilton

Biography

Jake Hamilton is a fourth year ProCom student at TMU, where he has worked in communication and design for the Office of Zone Learning and previously served as the ProCom Director for the Society of the Creative School. He is interested in working in marketing, communications, PR and creative direction, and is also an artist previously focused on performance who now specializes in digital art. He is a long-suffering fan of the New York Jets, and can usually be found in Toronto’s Cabbagetown neighbourhood.

Research Summary

My research focuses on an issue I care deeply about, and a focus area that deeply interests me: reproductive healthcare/rights, and narrative television. By analyzing the way that the subject of abortion is discussed on teen TV programs through intensive coding, I am able to draw conclusions about realism on television, and whether the American public opinion on reproductive rights is being accurately reflected.

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Gender, Media, Society

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