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This collection of nine essays is based on a special edition of Camera Obscura, A Journal of Feminism and Film Theory , of which Spigel is coeditor and Mann a former editor . While most essays are interesting, some contain ponderous academic language, such as George Lipsitz'sok study of the relationship between ethnic and working-class family dramas and the social and economic history of the 1950s. Others reveal intriguing research, such as Aniko Bodroghkozy's look at the late-'60s series Julia , which featured an African American woman. Bodroghkozy notes that in those politically charged days, "racist depictions of blacks were being questioned, but sexist portrayals of women were not," and examines viewer mail to describe conflicting interpretations of the show. Julie D'Acci's analysis of Cagney and Lacey draws on interviews with the producers and a perusal of viewer mail to portray the "intense public debates over various definitions of femininity," including questions of lesbianism and abortion rights. The book also provides a source guide to archives and museums that hold television comedies and dramas dating from 1946 to 1970. Photos not seen by PW.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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How has electronic media, particularly television culture, invaded the lives of women and shaped both male and female perceptions of society? Just what is this media communicating about women and to women? These are the questions Lynn Spigel and Denise Mann address in this collection of essays focusing on the relationship between women, television and consumer culture over the last 40 years. From early advertisements in women's magazines for TVs promising an end to domestic isolation, to television's portrayal of women such as June Cleaver, this form of mass communication has created gender stereotypes and sold promises regarding where women will find happiness-mainly through aligning themselves with the available television images and through consumer purchases. Private Screenings is an informative and disheartening look at the many ways television has come to define the meaning of being a woman. -- From The WomanSource Catalog & Review: Tools for Connecting the Community for Women; review by Ilene Rosoff
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New York, Los Angeles, Barney Rosenzweig, Father Knows Best, Industrial Design, The Goldbergs, Installing the Television Set, George Lipsitz, The Meaning of Memory, Hal Kanter, Defining Women, House Beautiful, Love Lucy, The Martha Raye Show, Meg Foster, Mary Beth Haralovich, Dan Einstein, The Honeymooners, Julie D'Acci, Lynn Spigel, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Source Guide, Denise Mann, Tyne Daly, All That Television Allows Browse Sample Pages:
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New York, Los Angeles, Barney Rosenzweig, Father Knows Best, Industrial Design, The Goldbergs, Installing the Television Set, George Lipsitz, The Meaning of Memory, Hal Kanter, Defining Women, House Beautiful, Love Lucy, The Martha Raye Show, Meg Foster, Mary Beth Haralovich, Dan Einstein, The Honeymooners, Julie D'Acci, Lynn Spigel, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Source Guide, Denise Mann, Tyne Daly, All That Television Allows Browse Sample Pages:
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- Family Plots: The De-Oedipalization of Popular Culture (Feminist Cultural Studies, the Media, and Political Culture) by Dana Heller on 4 pages
- Hitch Your Antenna to the Stars: Early Television and Broadcast Stardom by Susan Murray in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- REDESIGNING WOMEN: Television after the Network Era (Feminist Studies and Media Culture) by Amanda D. Lotz in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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