{"product_id":"critiquing-the-sitcom-paperback","title":"Critiquing the Sitcom - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoanne Morreale\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first anthology that examines the TV sitcom in terms of its treatment of gender, family, class, race, and ethnic issues. The selections range from early shows such as \u003ci\u003eI Remember Mama\u003c\/i\u003e (George Lipsitz's \"Why Remember Mama? The Changing Face of a Woman's Narrative\") to the more recent \u003ci\u003eRoseanne\u003c\/i\u003e (Kathleen Rowe Karlyn's \"Roseanne: Unruly Woman as a Domestic Goddess\"). The volume also looks unflinchingly at major controversies; for example, the NAACP boycott of the stereotypical yet wildly popular \u003ci\u003eAmos 'n' Andy\u003c\/i\u003e and the queer reading of \u003ci\u003eLaverne and Shirley.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese diverse essays constitute a veritable history of postwar American mores. Some are classic, some forgotten, but all indicate the importance of considering text and subtext (social, historic, industrial) in the critical study of television. A final chapter by Joanne Morreale bids sitcoms adieu with the \"cultural spectacle of \u003ci\u003eSeinfeld's\u003c\/i\u003e last episode.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoanne Morreale\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor in the Communications Studies Department at Northeastern University. She is the author of\u003ci\u003e The Presidential Campaign Film: A \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eCritical History\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA New Beginning: A Textual Frame Analysis of the Political Campaign Film.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 378\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 10.28 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53052717957344,"sku":"9780815629832","price":45.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/5qleQKGr9z9780815629832.webp?v=1781286388","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/critiquing-the-sitcom-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}