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Book Synopsis
Nina Leibman analyzes many feature films and dozens of TV situation comedy episodes from 1954 to 1963 to find surprising commonalities in their representations of the family.

Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part One. Contextual Explanations
    • 1. The Melodramatic Territory
    • 2. Corporate Soul-Mates
    • 3. What the People Want
    • 4. Rules and Regulations
  • Part Two. Textual Implications
    • 5. Power Plays
    • 6. Boys and Girls Together
    • 7. Family Finances
    • 8. Conclusion
  • Appendixes
    • A. Television Statistics
    • B. Film Statistics
    • C. Narrative Patterns
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Filmography
  • Videography
  • Index

Living Room Lectures The Fifties Family in Film

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/07/1995
      ISBN13: 9780292746848, 978-0292746848
      ISBN10: 0292746849

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Nina Leibman analyzes many feature films and dozens of TV situation comedy episodes from 1954 to 1963 to find surprising commonalities in their representations of the family.

      Table of Contents
      • Acknowledgments
      • Introduction
      • Part One. Contextual Explanations
        • 1. The Melodramatic Territory
        • 2. Corporate Soul-Mates
        • 3. What the People Want
        • 4. Rules and Regulations
      • Part Two. Textual Implications
        • 5. Power Plays
        • 6. Boys and Girls Together
        • 7. Family Finances
        • 8. Conclusion
      • Appendixes
        • A. Television Statistics
        • B. Film Statistics
        • C. Narrative Patterns
      • Notes
      • Bibliography
      • Filmography
      • Videography
      • Index

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