Other worlds : society seen through soap opera /
When American nation-wide network radio was still in its infancy, new programs such as Ma Perkins began to feature ongoing story lines in fifteen minute episodes focusing on home life and romance. Procter & Gamble and other soap companies were the most common sponsors, and soon the genre of soap...
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| Formaat: | Licensed eBooks |
| Taal: | Engels |
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Peterborough, Ont., Canada ; Orchard Park, NY :
Broadview Press
©1999.
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| Reeks: | CEL - Canadian Publishers Collection.
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| Online toegang: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3138/j.ctt2ttn7j |
Inhoudsopgave:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Notes to the Text
- The Soaps
- Chapter One: Introduction: The History of the Soaps
- Chapter Two: The Theory of the Practice
- Chapter Three: The Art of the Soaps I: The Production Machine
- Chapter Four: The Art of the Soaps II: Actors, Characters, and Stories
- Chapter Five: Spinning Dreams or Living Life: Messages of the Soaps
- Chapter Six: Conclusion: Who Watches, Why, and What Soaps Tell Us About Ourselves
- Appendix A: Soaps' Most Daring Stories
- Notes
- References