Cold War Children's Television
Philadelphia as a Case Study
Seiten
2023
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic (Verlag)
978-1-6669-2792-4 (ISBN)
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic (Verlag)
978-1-6669-2792-4 (ISBN)
Vibiana Cvetkovic examines Philadelphia hosted children's cartoon shows which were broadcast in the industry's earliest days. This book explores the figure of the host with regard to Cold War notions of race, gender, and class and how the host challenged or reified these constructs.
Cold War Children's Television: Philadelphia as a Case Study examines a culturally significant phenomenon of the Cold War—the locally produced hosted children's show. The Cold War era and the coming of age of commercial television were entwined not only chronologically but societally. The era of the locally produced hosted show closed in the wake of Sesame Street due to shifts in social policy, industry economics, and rising expectations for children programming. Through the lens of cultural and historical analysis, this book reveals that beyond that nostalgia lies a vital visual form that thrived in the Cold War era; one that reflected the ideals of childhood, media, and nation of a societal terrain from which the American children's television host emerged.
Cold War Children's Television: Philadelphia as a Case Study examines a culturally significant phenomenon of the Cold War—the locally produced hosted children's show. The Cold War era and the coming of age of commercial television were entwined not only chronologically but societally. The era of the locally produced hosted show closed in the wake of Sesame Street due to shifts in social policy, industry economics, and rising expectations for children programming. Through the lens of cultural and historical analysis, this book reveals that beyond that nostalgia lies a vital visual form that thrived in the Cold War era; one that reflected the ideals of childhood, media, and nation of a societal terrain from which the American children's television host emerged.
Vibiana Bowman Cvetkovic is librarian emerita of Rutgers University Libraries.
Chapter One: Situating Children’s Programming in Television’s Golden Age
Chapter Two: Sex, Sally Starr, and the Paradox of the American Cowgirl
Chapter Three: Pixanne, Class, and the Cold War American Childhood
Chapter Four: Gene London, Cold War Masculinity
Chapter Five: Chief Halftown, Race, and Nostalgia
Coda: The Demise of Hosted Shows
| Erscheinungsdatum | 16.10.2023 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Children and Youth in Popular Culture |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 158 x 238 mm |
| Gewicht | 454 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-6669-2792-9 / 1666927929 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-6669-2792-4 / 9781666927924 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
| Haben Sie eine Frage zum Produkt? |
Mehr entdecken
aus dem Bereich
aus dem Bereich
wie KI und virtuelle Welten von uns Besitz ergreifen – und die …
Buch | Hardcover (2023)
Heyne (Verlag)
CHF 29,90
Eine Einführung
Buch | Softcover (2022)
Springer VS (Verlag)
CHF 46,15
