SexViolHist Bib: Representations: Films: | Television: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

»Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is an American sitcom created by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, starring Ellie Kemper in the title role. It premiered on March 6, 2015, on Netflix and ran for four seasons, ending on January 25, 2019. An interactive special premiered on May 12, 2020.
The series follows 29-year-old Kimmy Schmidt (Kemper) as she adjusts to life after being rescued from a doomsday cult in the fictional town of Durnsville, Indiana, where she and three other women were held captive by Reverend Richard Wayne Gary Wayne (Jon Hamm) for 15 years. Determined to be seen as something other than a victim and armed only with a positive attitude, she decides to restart her life by moving to New York City, where she quickly befriends her street-wise landlady Lillian Kaushtupper (Carol Kane), finds a roommate in struggling actor Titus Andromedon (Tituss Burgess), and gains a job as a nanny for melancholic and out-of-touch socialite Jacqueline Voorhees (Jane Krakowski).« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Modern History: 21^st Century

II. Geographical Index: American History: U.S. History

III. Topical Index: Types: General: Rape

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Havas, Júlia, et al. »Netflix Feminism: Binge-Watching Rape Culture in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Unbelievable.« Binge-Watching and Contemporary Television Studies . Edited by Mareike Jenner. Edinburgh 2021: 250-273.

[Info] Hyden, Anastasia R. How Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Jessica Jones Fight and Subvert Rape Culture. M.A. Thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2026.

II. Speaker Index

[Info] Havas, Juia. »Sexual Trauma and the Therapeutic Comedy of Survival in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.« Annual Conference of the Society for Cinema & Media Studies . Denver 2023.