Television, History, and American Culture: Feminist Critical Essays

Book Overview

In less than a century, the flickering blue-gray light of the television screen has become a cultural icon. What do the images transmitted by that screen tell us about power, authority, gender stereotypes, and ideology in the United States? Television, History, and American Culture addresses this question by illuminating how television both reflects and influences American culture and identity.
The essays collected here focus on women...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082232394X
• ISBN13: 9780822323945
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"