{"product_id":"the-sitcom-9781138850965","title":"The Sitcom","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this new Routledge Television Guidebook, Jeremy G. Butler studies our love-hate relationship with the durable sitcom, analyzing the genre's position as a major media artefact within American culture and providing a historical overview of its evolution in the USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEveryone loves the sitcom genre; and yet, paradoxically, everyone hates the sitcom, too. This book examines themes of gender, race, ethnicity, and the family that are always at the core of humor in our culture, tracking how those discourses are embedded in the sitcom's relatively rigid storytelling structures. Butler pays particular attention to the sitcom's position in today's post-network media landscape and sample analyses of \u003ci\u003eSex and the City\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlack-ish\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Simpsons\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Andy Griffith Show\u003c\/i\u003e illuminate how the sitcom is infused with foundational American values.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt once contemporary and reflective, \u003ci\u003eThe Sitcom\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read for students and scholars of television, come\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Comedy Genre, Humor Theory [\u003ci\u003eModern Family\u003c\/i\u003e] 1. Understanding the Sitcom 2. A Critical\/Cultural History of the Sitcom [\u003ci\u003eI Love Lucy\u003c\/i\u003e] 3. Comedy, Family, and Small Towns [\u003ci\u003eThe Andy Griffith Show\u003c\/i\u003e] 4. Comedy, Sex, and Gender Identity [\u003ci\u003eSex and the City\u003c\/i\u003e] 5. Comedy, Race, Ethnicity, and Religion [\u003ci\u003eBlack-ish\u003c\/i\u003e] 6. Comedy, Televisuality, and Convergence [\u003ci\u003eThe Simpsons\u003c\/i\u003e]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577849450839,"sku":"9781138850965","price":31.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138850965.jpg?v=1746096946","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-sitcom-9781138850965","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}