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Mothers on American television takes an in-depth look at how motherhood is represented on some of the most popular television series produced this century. Adopting a feminist, Marxist, cultural studies and psychoanalytical approach, the book offers a history of the positioning of mothers within American society. It provides detailed analysis of The Sopranos, Sex and the City, The Handmaid’s Tale and more, while reflecting on the newspaper ‘mommy wars’, employment patterns and alternative views of motherhood.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Part I: Mothers on network television
1 Motherhood, culture and society
2 Motherhood on network television, 1940s to 1980s
3 Motherhood on network television, 1980s onwards
Part II: Original dramas
4 Sex and The City (HBO, 1998-2004)
5 The Sopranos (HBO, 1999-2007)
6 Six Feet Under (HBO, 2001-5)
7 Deadwood (HBO, 2004-6)
Part III: Adaptations
8 The Killing (AMC/Fox/Netflix, 2011-14)
9 Game of Thrones (HBO, 2011-19)
10 The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu, 2017-)
11 Big Little Lies (HBO, 2017-19)
Conclusion
Select bibliography
Index

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      Publisher Manchester University Press
      Published 26 September 2023
      ISBN-13 9781526169402
      978-1526169402
      ISBN-10 1526169401
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      Entertainment Comedy and humour Drama Gender studies: women and girls

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Mothers on American television takes an in-depth look at how motherhood is represented on some of the most popular television series produced this century. Adopting a feminist, Marxist, cultural studies and psychoanalytical approach, the book offers a history of the positioning of mothers within American society. It provides detailed analysis of The Sopranos, Sex and the City, The Handmaid’s Tale and more, while reflecting on the newspaper ‘mommy wars’, employment patterns and alternative views of motherhood.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction
      Part I: Mothers on network television
      1 Motherhood, culture and society
      2 Motherhood on network television, 1940s to 1980s
      3 Motherhood on network television, 1980s onwards
      Part II: Original dramas
      4 Sex and The City (HBO, 1998-2004)
      5 The Sopranos (HBO, 1999-2007)
      6 Six Feet Under (HBO, 2001-5)
      7 Deadwood (HBO, 2004-6)
      Part III: Adaptations
      8 The Killing (AMC/Fox/Netflix, 2011-14)
      9 Game of Thrones (HBO, 2011-19)
      10 The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu, 2017-)
      11 Big Little Lies (HBO, 2017-19)
      Conclusion
      Select bibliography
      Index

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