The Talking Cure

TV Talk Shows and Women

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, General Art, Popular Culture, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
Cover of the book The Talking Cure by Jane M. Shattuc, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Jane M. Shattuc ISBN: 9781136656866
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: April 4, 2014
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Jane M. Shattuc
ISBN: 9781136656866
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: April 4, 2014
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

The Talking Cure examines four nationally syndicated television talk shows--Donahue, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Geraldo and Sally Jessy Raphael--which are primarily devoted to feminine culture and issues. Serving as one of the few public forums where working-class women and those with different sexual orientations have a voice, these talk shows represent American TV at its most radical. Shattuc examines the tension between talk's feminist politics and the television industry, who, in their need to appeal to women, trades on sensation, stereotypes and fears in order to engender product consumption. However, this genre is not a one-way form of social interaction. The female audience complies and resists in a complex give-and-take, and it is this relationship which The Talking Cure aims to understand and reveal.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The Talking Cure examines four nationally syndicated television talk shows--Donahue, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Geraldo and Sally Jessy Raphael--which are primarily devoted to feminine culture and issues. Serving as one of the few public forums where working-class women and those with different sexual orientations have a voice, these talk shows represent American TV at its most radical. Shattuc examines the tension between talk's feminist politics and the television industry, who, in their need to appeal to women, trades on sensation, stereotypes and fears in order to engender product consumption. However, this genre is not a one-way form of social interaction. The female audience complies and resists in a complex give-and-take, and it is this relationship which The Talking Cure aims to understand and reveal.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Descartes-Arg Philosophers by Jane M. Shattuc
Cover of the book The Education Papers by Jane M. Shattuc
Cover of the book Woman's Identity and Rethinking the Hadith by Jane M. Shattuc
Cover of the book Scientists as Writers by Jane M. Shattuc
Cover of the book A Disequilibrium Macroeconometric Model for the Indian Economy by Jane M. Shattuc
Cover of the book Politics of the Global Economic Crisis by Jane M. Shattuc
Cover of the book World Political Systems after Polarity by Jane M. Shattuc
Cover of the book The Politics of Furniture by Jane M. Shattuc
Cover of the book Journalistic Role Performance by Jane M. Shattuc
Cover of the book Lord Alfred Tennyson by Jane M. Shattuc
Cover of the book Small Firms and the Environment in Developing Countries by Jane M. Shattuc
Cover of the book The Passion to Learn by Jane M. Shattuc
Cover of the book Sufism, Music and Society in Turkey and the Middle East by Jane M. Shattuc
Cover of the book Exploring Children's Learning by Jane M. Shattuc
Cover of the book Presocratics by Jane M. Shattuc
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy