{"product_id":"welcome-to-the-dreamhouse-9780822326960","title":"Welcome to the Dreamhouse","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLooks at a range of commercial objects and phenomenon, from television and toys to comic books and magazines. The author looks at the often unspoken assumptions about class, nation, ethnicity, race, and sexual orientation that underscored both media images (like those of 1960s space missions) and social policies of the mass-produced suburb.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Lynn Spigel’s \u003ci\u003eWelcome to the Dreamhouse \u003c\/i\u003eis quite simply superb. It is original, impeccably researched, dazzlingly intelligent, and prickling with humor.”—Julie D’Acci, author of \u003ci\u003eDefining Women: Television and the Case of \u003c\/i\u003eCagney and Lacey\u003cbr\u003e“Spigel possesses one of the few indispensable voices in American cultural studies. She sees the complexity of popular culture where others have tended to see formula and repetition. This is a perfect anthology, one that reflects the intellectual growth of an important thinker and at the same time represents a coherent argument about an important topic.”—Henry Jenkins, author of \u003ci\u003eFrom Barbie to Mortal Combat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003e Part I. TV Households \u003cbr\u003e 1. The Suburban Home Companion: Television and the Neighborhood Ideal in Postwar America \u003cbr\u003e 2. Portable TV: Studies in Domestic Space Travel \u003cbr\u003e Part II. White Flight \u003cbr\u003e 3. From Domestic Space to Outer Space: The 1960s Fantastic Family Sit-Com \u003cbr\u003e Part III. Baby Boom Kids \u003cbr\u003e 5. Seducing the Innocent: Television and Childhood in Postwar America \u003cbr\u003e 6. Innocence Abroad: The Geopolitics of Childhood in Postwar Kid Strips \u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Living Room to Gallery \u003cbr\u003e 7. High Culture in Low Places: Television and Modern Art, 1950–1970 \u003cbr\u003e 8. Barbies without Ken: Femininity, Feminism, and the Art-Culture System \u003cbr\u003e Part V. Rewind and Fast Forward \u003cbr\u003e 9. From the Dark Ages to the Golden Age: Women’s Memories and Television Reruns \u003cbr\u003e 10. Yesterday’s Future, Tomorrow’s Home\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406027465047,"sku":"9780822326960","price":27.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822326960.jpg?v=1730494291","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/welcome-to-the-dreamhouse-9780822326960","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}