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Critiquing the Sitcom
Joanne Morreale
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Description for Critiquing the Sitcom
Paperback. An anthology of writings that examine the TV sitcom in terms of its treatment of gender, family, class, race and ethnic issues. The selections range from early shows such as "I Remember Mama" to the more recent "Roseanne". Series: Television S. Num Pages: 320 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 567.
This anthology presents writings that examine the TV sitcom in terms of its treatment of gender, family, class, race and ethnic issues. The selections range from early shows such as ""I Remember Mama"" to the more recent ""Roseanne"". The volume also looks unflinchingly at major controversies, for example, the NAACP boycott of the stereotypical yet wildly popular ""Amos n' Andy"" and the queer reading of ""Laverne and Shirley"". These diverse essays constitute a veritable history of postwar American mores. Some are classic, some are forgotten, but all indicate the importance of considering text and subtext (social, historic, industrial) in the ... Read more
This anthology presents writings that examine the TV sitcom in terms of its treatment of gender, family, class, race and ethnic issues. The selections range from early shows such as ""I Remember Mama"" to the more recent ""Roseanne"". The volume also looks unflinchingly at major controversies, for example, the NAACP boycott of the stereotypical yet wildly popular ""Amos n' Andy"" and the queer reading of ""Laverne and Shirley"". These diverse essays constitute a veritable history of postwar American mores. Some are classic, some are forgotten, but all indicate the importance of considering text and subtext (social, historic, industrial) in the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
Television
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815629832
SKU
V9780815629832
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About Joanne Morreale
Joanne Morreale is associate professor in the communications studies department at Northeastern University. She is the author of The Presidential Campaign Film: A Critical History and A New Beginning: A Textual Analysis of the Political Campaign Film.
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