{"product_id":"tomboys-pretty-boys-and-outspoken-edward-d-miller-9780472034611","title":"Tomboys, Pretty Boys, and Outspoken Women: The Media Revolution of 1973","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Edward Miller has written a sharply observant, often revelatory, and stimulating book that explores the 1970s with gusto, showing all the intimacy and pleasure and startling richness of observation with which a scholar may sometimes approach a period in which he lived.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Martin Harries, New York University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContemporary American media is awash with reality programs, faux documentaries, and user generated content. When did this fixation on real or feigned nonfictionality begin? \u003ci\u003eTomboys, Pretty Boys, and Outspoken Women\u003c\/i\u003e argues that its origins can be found in the early 1970s, when American media discovered the entertainment value of documentaries, news programming, and other nonfiction forms. Edward D. Miller challenges preconceptions of the '60s and '70s through close readings of key events and important figures in the early 1970s: John Dean's performance in front of the Senate during the Watergate Hearings; Billie Jean King popularizing tennis by taking on Bobby Riggs in a prime-time match; David Bowie experiencing \"outer space\" in his tours across America; \u003ci\u003eAn American Family \u003c\/i\u003eand their gay son facing the public's consternation; and Alison Steele, a female DJ who invited listeners to fly with her at night. Miller explores the early 1970s as a turning point in American culture, with nonfiction media of the time creating new possibilities for expressions of gender and sexuality, and argues that we are living in its aftermath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to readers attracted to media studies, this book will be of great interest to those involved in LGBT studies, feminism, and queer studies as well as students of contemporary media culture. The aim of the book is to demystify current media trends by providing an analysis of the recent past. \u003ci\u003eTomboys, Pretty Boys, and Outspoken Women\u003c\/i\u003e is written for a large audience that extends beyond academia and embraces readers who have an interest in American pop culture and, in particular, the '70s. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edward D. Miller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472034618\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472034611\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/12\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2012","brand":"Edward D. Miller","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447749751039,"sku":"9780472034611","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_02a58897-5e93-4a61-8703-e192acd817a9.jpg?v=1777234552","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tomboys-pretty-boys-and-outspoken-edward-d-miller-9780472034611","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}