Reading Desperate Housewives: Beyond the White Picket Fence
Item Number
PN1992.77.D49
Author/Artist/Editor
Janet McCabe, Kim Akass
Type
Book, Hard Copy
Date
2006
Press/Publisher
I.B. Tauris
Language
English
Description
This book offers a critical response to one of the most talked about shows in television history. Leading scholars and writers dissect the appeal of Desperate Housewives, tapping into early reactions and controversy. They consider the American sex wars, contemporary feminism, Republican politics and the rise of the Right, gender and femininity, motherhood and marriage. Includes an episode guide, tracing all those goings-on beyond that white picket fence.
Keywords
TV, Desperate Housewives
ISSN/ISBN
978-1-84511-220-2
Availability
Available
OCLC
65469827