{"product_id":"critiquing-the-sitcom-joanne-morreale-9780815629832","title":"Critiquing the Sitcom","description":"\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.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joanne Morreale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0815629834\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815629832\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.28h x 5.28w x 0.81d","brand":"Joanne Morreale","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994918191359,"sku":"9780815629832","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_76f43bd8-9b47-43dc-af56-36386621a6a8.jpg?v=1683332944","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/critiquing-the-sitcom-joanne-morreale-9780815629832","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}