Critiquing the Sitcom

by Joanne Morreale and Dina Nayeri

Book Overview

This 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 I Remember Mama (George Lipsitz's "Why Remember Mama? The Changing Face of a Woman's Narrative") to the more recent Roseanne (Kathleen Rowe Karlyn's "Roseanne: Unruly Woman as a Domestic Goddess"). The volume also looks unflinchingly at major controversies;...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815629834
• ISBN13: 9780815629832
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 378 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 10.3"