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portada Look Closer: Suburban Narratives and American Values in Film and Television
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Author
Year
2013
Language
English
Pages
256
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
23.1x16x2.5 cm
ISBN13
9780813562087

Look Closer: Suburban Narratives and American Values in Film and Television

Coon, David R. (Author) · Rutgers University Press · Hardcover

Look Closer: Suburban Narratives and American Values in Film and Television - Coon, David R.

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Synopsis "Look Closer: Suburban Narratives and American Values in Film and Television"

In recent years, the media landscape in the United States has followed a pattern similar to that of the physical landscape by becoming increasingly suburbanized. Although it is a far cry from reality, the fantasy of a perfect suburban life still exists in the collective imagination of millions of Americans. This dream of suburban perfection is built around a variety of such ideologically conservative values and ideals as the importance of tradition, the centrality of the nuclear family, the desire for a community of like-minded neighbors, the need for clearly defined gender roles, and the belief that with hard work and determination, anyone can succeed. Building on the relationships between suburban life and American identity, Look Closer examines and interprets recent narratives that challenge the suburban ideal to reveal how directors and producers are mobilizing the spaces of suburbia to tell new kinds of stories about America. David R. Coon argues that the myth of suburban perfection, popularized by postwar sitcoms and advertisements, continues to symbolize a range of intensely debated issues related to tradition, family, gender, race, and citizenship. Through close examinations of such films as American Beauty, The Truman Show, and Mr. & Mrs. Smith as well as such television series as Desperate Housewives, Weeds, and Big Love, the book demonstrates how suburbia is used to critique the ideologies that underpin the suburban American Dream.

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