Gender And Early Television
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Author |
: Sarah Arnold |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 256 |
Release |
: 2021 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1350192473 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781350192478 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Synopsis Gender and Early Television by : Sarah Arnold
"Between the nineteenth century and the mid-twentieth century television transformed from an idea to an institution. In Gender and Early Television , Sarah Arnold traces women's relationship to the new medium of television across this period in the UK and USA. She argues that women played a crucial role in its development both as producers and as audiences long before the 'golden age' of television in the 1950s. Beginning with the emergence of media entertainment in the mid-nineteenth century and culminating in the rise of the post-war television industries, Arnold claims that, all along the way, women had a stake in television. As keen consumers of media, women also helped promote television to the public by performing as 'television girls'. Women worked as directors, producers, technical crew and announcers. It seemed that television was open to women. However, as Arnold shows, the increasing professionalisation of television resulted in the segregation of roles. Production became the sphere of men and consumption the sphere of women. While this binary has largely informed women's role in television, through her analysis, Arnold argues that it has not always been the case."--
Author |
: Sarah Arnold |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2022-12-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781350240070 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1350240079 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (70 Downloads) |
Synopsis Gender and Early Television by : Sarah Arnold
Between the nineteenth century and the mid-twentieth century television transformed from an idea to an institution. In Gender and Early Television, Sarah Arnold traces women's relationship to the new medium of television across this period in the UK and USA. She argues that women played a crucial role in its development both as producers and as audiences long before the 'golden age' of television in the 1950s. Beginning with the emergence of media entertainment in the mid-nineteenth century and culminating in the rise of the post-war television industries, Arnold claims that, all along the way, women had a stake in television. As keen consumers of media, women also helped promote television to the public by performing as 'television girls'. Women worked as directors, producers, technical crew and announcers. It seemed that television was open to women. However, as Arnold shows, the increasing professionalisation of television resulted in the segregation of roles. Production became the sphere of men and consumption the sphere of women. While this binary has largely informed women's role in television, through her analysis, Arnold argues that it has not always been the case.
Author |
: Sarah Arnold |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 305 |
Release |
: 2021-05-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781786736161 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1786736160 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (61 Downloads) |
Synopsis Gender and Early Television by : Sarah Arnold
Between the nineteenth century and the mid-twentieth century television transformed from an idea to an institution. In Gender and Early Television, Sarah Arnold traces women's relationship to the new medium of television across this period in the UK and USA. She argues that women played a crucial role in its development both as producers and as audiences long before the 'golden age' of television in the 1950s. Beginning with the emergence of media entertainment in the mid-nineteenth century and culminating in the rise of the post-war television industries, Arnold claims that, all along the way, women had a stake in television. As keen consumers of media, women also helped promote television to the public by performing as 'television girls'. Women worked as directors, producers, technical crew and announcers. It seemed that television was open to women. However, as Arnold shows, the increasing professionalisation of television resulted in the segregation of roles. Production became the sphere of men and consumption the sphere of women. While this binary has largely informed women's role in television, through her analysis, Arnold argues that it has not always been the case.
Author |
: Andrea L. Press |
Publisher |
: University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages |
: 260 |
Release |
: 1991-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 081221286X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780812212860 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (6X Downloads) |
Synopsis Women Watching Television by : Andrea L. Press
Women's inclinations to identify with television characters varies with their assessment of the realism of these characters and their social world.
Author |
: Lynn Spigel |
Publisher |
: U of Minnesota Press |
Total Pages |
: 309 |
Release |
: 1992-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781452902647 |
ISBN-13 |
: 145290264X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (47 Downloads) |
Synopsis Private Screenings by : Lynn Spigel
Author |
: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong |
Publisher |
: HarperCollins |
Total Pages |
: 361 |
Release |
: 2021-03-23 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780062973337 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0062973339 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Synopsis When Women Invented Television by : Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
New and Noteworthy —New York Times Book Review Must-Read Book of March —Entertainment Weekly Best Books of March —HelloGiggles “Leaps at the throat of television history and takes down the patriarchy with its fervent, inspired prose. When Women Invented Television offers proof that what we watch is a reflection of who we are as a people.” —Nathalia Holt, New York Times bestselling author of Rise of the Rocket Girls New York Times bestselling author of Seinfeldia Jennifer Keishin Armstrong tells the little-known story of four trailblazing women in the early days of television who laid the foundation of the industry we know today. It was the Golden Age of Radio and powerful men were making millions in advertising dollars reaching thousands of listeners every day. When television arrived, few radio moguls were interested in the upstart industry and its tiny production budgets, and expensive television sets were out of reach for most families. But four women—each an independent visionary— saw an opportunity and carved their own paths, and in so doing invented the way we watch tv today. Irna Phillips turned real-life tragedy into daytime serials featuring female dominated casts. Gertrude Berg turned her radio show into a Jewish family comedy that spawned a play, a musical, an advice column, a line of house dresses, and other products. Hazel Scott, already a renowned musician, was the first African American to host a national evening variety program. Betty White became a daytime talk show fan favorite and one of the first women to produce, write, and star in her own show. Together, their stories chronicle a forgotten chapter in the history of television and popular culture. But as the medium became more popular—and lucrative—in the wake of World War II, the House Un-American Activities Committee arose to threaten entertainers, blacklisting many as communist sympathizers. As politics, sexism, racism, anti-Semitism, and money collided, the women who invented television found themselves fighting from the margins, as men took control. But these women were true survivors who never gave up—and thus their legacies remain with us in our television-dominated era. It's time we reclaimed their forgotten histories and the work they did to pioneer the medium that now rules our lives. This amazing and heartbreaking history, illustrated with photos, tells it all for the first time.
Author |
: Joy Press |
Publisher |
: Atria Books |
Total Pages |
: 320 |
Release |
: 2019-03-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781501137723 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1501137727 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Synopsis Stealing the Show by : Joy Press
From a leading cultural journalist, the definitive cultural history of female showrunners—including exclusive interviews with such influential figures as Shonda Rhimes, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Mindy Kaling, Amy Schumer, and many more. “An urgent and entertaining history of the transformative powers of women in TV” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). In recent years, women have radically transformed the television industry both behind and in front of the camera. From Murphy Brown to 30 Rock and beyond, these shows and the extraordinary women behind them have shaken up the entertainment landscape, making it look as if equal opportunities abound. But it took decades of determination in the face of outright exclusion to reach this new era. In this “sharp, funny, and gorgeously researched” (Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker) book, veteran journalist Joy Press tells the story of the maverick women who broke through the barricades and the iconic shows that redefined the television landscape starting with Diane English and Roseanne Barr—and even incited controversy that reached as far as the White House. Drawing on a wealth of original interviews with the key players like Amy Sherman-Palladino (Gilmore Girls), Jenji Kohan (Orange is the New Black), and Jill Soloway (Transparent) who created storylines and characters that changed how women are seen and how they see themselves, this is the exhilarating behind-the-scenes story of a cultural revolution.
Author |
: Amanda D. Lotz |
Publisher |
: University of Illinois Press |
Total Pages |
: 242 |
Release |
: 2010-10-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780252091766 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0252091760 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Synopsis REDESIGNING WOMEN by : Amanda D. Lotz
In the 1990s, American televison audiences witnessed an unprecedented rise in programming devoted explicitly to women. Cable networks such as Oxygen Media, Women's Entertainment Network, and Lifetime targeted a female audience, and prime-time dramatic series such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Judging Amy, Gilmore Girls, Sex and the City, and Ally McBeal empowered heroines, single career women, and professionals struggling with family commitments and occupational demands. After establishing this phenomenon's significance, Amanda D. Lotz explores the audience profile, the types of narrative and characters that recur, and changes to the industry landscape in the wake of media consolidation and a profusion of channels. Employing a cultural studies framework, Lotz examines whether the multiplicity of female-centric networks and narratives renders certain gender stereotypes uninhabitable, and how new dramatic portrayals of women have redefined narrative conventions. Redesigning Women also reveals how these changes led to narrowcasting, or the targeting of a niche segment of the overall audience, and the ways in which the new, sophisticated portrayals of women inspire sympathetic identification while also commodifying viewers into a marketable demographic for advertisers.
Author |
: Mary Beth Haralovich |
Publisher |
: Duke University Press |
Total Pages |
: 236 |
Release |
: 1999 |
ISBN-10 |
: 082232394X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780822323945 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (4X Downloads) |
Synopsis Television, History, and American Culture by : Mary Beth Haralovich
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 in front of, behind, and on the TV screen, as producers, viewers, and characters. Using feminist and historical criticism, the contributors investigate how television has shaped our understanding of gender, power, race, ethnicity, and sexuality from the 1950s to the present. The topics range from the role that women broadcasters played in radio and early television to the attempts of Desilu Productions to present acceptable images of Hispanic identity, from the impact of TV talk shows on public discourse and the politics of offering viewers positive images of fat women to the negotiation of civil rights, feminism, and abortion rights on news programs and shows such as I Spy and Peyton Place. Innovative and accessible, this book will appeal to those interested in women's studies, American studies, and popular culture and the critical study of television. Contributors. Julie D'Acci, Mary Desjardins, Jane Feuer, Mary Beth Haralovich, Michele Hilmes, Moya Luckett, Lauren Rabinovitz, Jane M. Shattuc, Mark Williams
Author |
: Rachel Moseley |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 401 |
Release |
: 2016-11-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317428473 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1317428471 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Synopsis Television for Women by : Rachel Moseley
Television for Women brings together emerging and established scholars to reconsider the question of ‘television for women’. In the context of the 2000s, when the potential meanings of both terms have expanded and changed so significantly, in what ways might the concept of programming, addressed explicitly to a group identified by gender still matter? The essays in this collection take the existing scholarship in this field in significant new directions. They expand its reach in terms of territory (looking beyond, for example, the paradigmatic Anglo-American axis) and also historical span. Additionally, whilst the influential methodological formation of production, text and audience is still visible here, the new research in Television for Women frequently reconfigures that relationship. The topics included here are far-reaching; from television as material culture at the British exhibition in the first half of the twentieth century, women’s roles in television production past and present, to popular 1960s television such as The Liver Birds and, in the twenty-first century, highly successful programmes including Orange is the New Black, Call the Midwife, One Born Every Minute and Wanted Down Under. This book presents ground-breaking research on historical and contemporary relationships between women and television around the world and is an ideal resource for students of television, media and gender studies.