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Author: Joy Press ,
Christina Delaine
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Imprint: Tantor Audio
ISBN: 9781665227469
ISBN 10: 166522746
Publication Date: 15 May 2018
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
A wildly entertaining and informative jaunt through the creative upheaval that's been taking place on TV screens over the past thirty years. -- Village Voice By turns invigorating and sobering, Stealing the Show maps the progress of the expanded voice, vision, and reach of women on television and behind its scenes. -- Rebecca Traister, New York Times bestselling author With a keen eye and a sharp writing style, [Press] presents the argument that, despite the limited power of TV and the current political backlash facing women, increased representation on-screen has the potential to inspire a cultural revolution...An urgent and entertaining history of the transformative powers of women in TV. -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"""A wildly entertaining and informative jaunt through the creative upheaval that's been taking place on TV screens over the past thirty years."" -- ""Village Voice"" ""By turns invigorating and sobering, Stealing the Show maps the progress of the expanded voice, vision, and reach of women on television and behind its scenes."" -- ""Rebecca Traister, New York Times bestselling author"" ""With a keen eye and a sharp writing style, [Press] presents the argument that, despite the limited power of TV and the current political backlash facing women, increased representation on-screen has the potential to inspire a cultural revolution...An urgent and entertaining history of the transformative powers of women in TV."" -- "" Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"""
Author Information
Joy Press has been writing about TV for more than fifteen years. In the 2000s, she was the chief television critic at the Village Voice. She later served as entertainment editor of Salon and then as an editor at the Los Angeles Times, where in addition to commissioning television coverage, she wrote and reported features on the medium. She has contributed to publications such as the New York Times, Slate, Vogue, Salon, and the Guardian. She lives in Los Angeles. Christina Delaine is an AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator and accomplished stage actress. Her theater credits include Jewtopia, the longest-running comedy in Off-Broadway history, and the title role in Antigone at both Portland Center Stage and Kentucky Repertory Theatre. She holds a BA degree from Dartmouth College and an MFA in acting from Brown University.
