Watching Daytime Soap Operas: The Power of Pleasure

by Louise Spence

An engaging, in-depth look at the myriad pleasures of the soap opera fan.

Though wildly popular, daytime soaps are arguably the most denigrated and parodied of any contemporary entertainment form. For this reason, even the most devoted soap opera fans are often reticent or even secretive about the shows they love. Watching Daytime Soap Operas is a meditation on the pleasures--and displeasures--of watching and talking about daytime...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819567655
• ISBN13: 9780819567659
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher