Golden Girls (eBook)

A Cultural History

Bernadette Giacomazzo (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
204 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-5381-6656-7 (ISBN)

Infos

This book is a much-needed addition to the growing body of scholarship around this beloved sitcom. An essential read for The Golden Girls fans and media studies scholars alike. Library Journal, Starred ReviewOver the course of seven years and 180 episodes, The Golden Girls altered the television landscape. For the first time in history, Americans (and, later, the rest of the world) were watching sexagenariansand one octogenarianleading active, vital lives. These were older women who had careers, families, lovers, and adventures, far from the matronly television characters of the past. In The Golden Girls: A Cultural History, Bernadette Giacomazzo shows why this iconic sitcom is more than just comedy gold. She examines how, between all the laughs and the tales of St. Olaf, these women tackled tough issues of the timeissues that continue to resonate in the twenty-first century. From sexual harassment, ageism, and PTSD to AIDS, inter-racial relationships, and homosexuality, Dorothy, Rose, Blanche, and Sophia weren't afraid to take on topics which were once considered taboo. This first-ever cultural history of The Golden Girls explores how the show forever changed the world's perception of what it means to grow older, and showed us the healing power of friendship, community, and sisterhood. It gave the voiceless a new voice and unveiled all the possibilities of what ';family' can meanno matter one's race, religion, creed, or sexual orientation.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.8.2023
• Reihe/Serie: The Cultural History of Television
• Zusatzinfo: 16 Illustrations including: - 16 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
• Schlagworte: 80s sitcoms • 80s television series • 80s television shows • aging • bea arthur • betty white • Blanche • Dorothy • estelle getty • Golden Girls • Homosexuality • Hot in Cleveland • Older women • parenthood • rose • rue mcclanahan • sexual harassment • Sitcoms • Social commentary • social issues • Sophia • Television • Television History • Television Series • television show • The Golden Girls • TV series • TV Show
• ISBN-10: 1-5381-6656-9 / 1538166569
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5381-6656-7 / 9781538166567