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9781469686271: Historians on Housewives: Fashion, Performance, and Power on Bravo Reality TV
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ISBN 10 : 1469686279 ISBN 13 : 9781469686271
Editeur : The University of North Carolina Press, 2025

Synopsis

According to popular stereotype, Bravo reality television portrays vapid, one-dimensional characters tearing each other down for viewers' enjoyment. Whether The Real Housewives taps into our voyeuristic urges, our fascination with wealth and class, or the allure of the sheer spectacle of grown women yelling at one another, the show is truly a cultural phenomenon–and a global one, with more than twenty international spin-offs. Historians on Housewives looks past the show's reputation as lowbrow, unscripted reality television and unveils deeper historical meanings behind some of Bravo's best-known programs and franchises.

This collection of ten essays is both a celebration of the bizarre behavior of the Real Housewives and a critical theorizing the importance of the shows and the Housewives themselves. Historians on Housewives explores relationships between historical topics and themes and some of Bravo's most iconic moments to demonstrate the usefulness of Bravo television as a tool for making history accessible. With contributions from scholars representing an impressive historical breadth, from the Roman Empire to the civil rights movement and beyond, the volume carves out a space for serious treatment of the franchise, fusing scholarship with pop culture to suggest interdisciplinary approaches for "doing history" that appeal to popular and academic audiences alike.

Contributors are Nicole L. Anslover, Martina Baldwin, Emilie M.Brinkman, Marcia Chatelain, Jennifer C. Edwards, Jennifer M. Fogel, Tanisha C. Ford, Noah D. Guynn, Rosemarie Jones, Haley Schroer, Kristalyn M. Shefvelend, and Serenity Sutherland.

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À propos de l'auteur

Kacey Calahane is assistant professor of history at Chaffey College.

Jessica Millward is associate professor of history and African American studies at the University of California Irvine.

Max Speare is associate professor of history at Saddleback College.

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Éditeur
The University of North Carolina Press
Date d'édition
2025
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1469686279
ISBN 13 
9781469686271
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
294
Éditeur
Calahane Kacey, Millward Jessica, Speare Max
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
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Mare Nostrum Group B.V.
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