About the book
According to popular stereotype, Bravo reality television portrays vapid, one-dimensional characters tearing each other down for viewers’ enjoyment. Whether The Real Housewives taps into our voyeuristic urges, our fascination with wealth and class, or the allure of the sheer spectacle of grown women yelling at one another, the show is truly a cultural phenomenon—and a global one, with more than twenty international spin-offs. Historians on Housewives looks past the show’s reputation as lowbrow, unscripted reality television and unveils deeper historical meanings behind some of Bravo’s best-known programs and franchises.
This collection of ten essays is both a celebration of the bizarre behavior of the Real Housewives and a critical theorizing of the importance of the shows and the Housewives themselves. Historians on Housewives explores relationships between historical topics and themes and some of Bravo’s most iconic moments to demonstrate the usefulness of Bravo television as a tool for making history accessible. With contributions from scholars representing an impressive historical breadth, from the Roman Empire to the civil rights movement and beyond, the volume carves out a space for serious treatment of the franchise, fusing scholarship with pop culture to suggest interdisciplinary approaches for “doing history” that appeal to popular and academic audiences alike.
Contributors are Nicole L. Anslover, Martina Baldwin, Emilie M.Brinkman, Marcia Chatelain, Jennifer C. Edwards, Jennifer M. Fogel, Tanisha C. Ford, Noah D. Guynn, Rosemarie Jones, Haley Schroer, Kristalyn M. Shefvelend, and Serenity Sutherland.
Editions of Historians on Housewives
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781469686271
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781469686288
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469683263
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469686295
- PDF
- ISBN 9781469687827
- PDF
- ISBN 9781469687834
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According to popular stereotype, Bravo reality television portrays vapid, one-dimensional characters tearing each other down for viewers’ enjoyment. Whether The Real Housewives taps into our voyeuristic urges, our fascination with wealth and class, or the allure of the sheer spectacle of grown women yelling at one another, the show is truly a cultural phenomenon—and a global one, with more than twenty international spin-offs. Historians on Housewives looks past the show’s reputation as lowbrow, unscripted reality television and unveils deeper historical meanings behind some of Bravo’s best-known programs and franchises.
This collection of ten essays is both a celebration of the bizarre behavior of the Real Housewives and a critical theorizing of the importance of the shows and the Housewives themselves. Historians on Housewives explores relationships between historical topics and themes and some of Bravo’s most iconic moments to demonstrate the usefulness of Bravo television as a tool for making history accessible. With contributions from scholars representing an impressive historical breadth, from the Roman Empire to the civil rights movement and beyond, the volume carves out a space for serious treatment of the franchise, fusing scholarship with pop culture to suggest interdisciplinary approaches for “doing history” that appeal to popular and academic audiences alike.
Contributors are Nicole L. Anslover, Martina Baldwin, Emilie M.Brinkman, Marcia Chatelain, Jennifer C. Edwards, Jennifer M. Fogel, Tanisha C. Ford, Noah D. Guynn, Rosemarie Jones, Haley Schroer, Kristalyn M. Shefvelend, and Serenity Sutherland.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Historians on Housewives about?
According to popular stereotype, Bravo reality television portrays vapid, one-dimensional characters tearing each other down for viewers’ enjoyment. Whether The Real Housewives taps into our voyeuristic urges, our fascination with wealth and class, or the allure of the sheer spectacle of grown women yelling at one another, the show is truly a cultural phenomenon—and a global one, with more than twenty international spin-offs. Historians on Housewives looks past the show’s reputation as lowbrow, unscripted reality television and unveils deeper historical meanings behind some of Bravo’s best-known programs and franchises.
This collection of ten essays is both a celebration of the bizarre behavior of the Real Housewives and a critical theorizing of the importance of the shows and the Housewives themselves. Historians on Housewives explores relationships between historical topics and themes and some of Bravo’s most iconic moments to demonstrate the usefulness of Bravo television as a tool for making history accessible. With contributions from scholars representing an impressive historical breadth, from the Roman Empire to the civil rights movement and beyond, the volume carves out a space for serious treatment of the franchise, fusing scholarship with pop culture to suggest interdisciplinary approaches for “doing history” that appeal to popular and academic audiences alike.
Contributors are Nicole L. Anslover, Martina Baldwin, Emilie M.Brinkman, Marcia Chatelain, Jennifer C. Edwards, Jennifer M. Fogel, Tanisha C. Ford, Noah D. Guynn, Rosemarie Jones, Haley Schroer, Kristalyn M. Shefvelend, and Serenity Sutherland.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Historians on Housewives?
History and Archaeology > History > History of the Americas
Where can I read a sample of Historians on Housewives?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781469686271
How long is Historians on Housewives and how many pages does it have?
Historians on Housewives has 294 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Historians on Housewives?
The University of North Carolina Press
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Historians on Housewives is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781469686271) and paperback(ISBN 9781469686288) and ebook(ISBN 9781469683263) and ebook(ISBN 9781469686295) and pdf(ISBN 9781469687827) and pdf(ISBN 9781469687834)
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