Overview

This edited volume examines the ways in which the representation of female teachers on television has developed from the advent of the medium up to the present day. Despite the widely feminized nature of the teaching profession, the first depictions of female teachers on television did not occur until over a century later. Contributors analyze a variety of programs spanning time periods, audiences, and genre to provide insight into the past, present, and future trajectory of increasingly multidimensional portrayals of female teachers. Scholars of television, media, gender, women's, and cultural studies will find this book of particular interest.

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Author:   Rebecca Z. Grunzke ,  Andrew L. Grunzke ,  Dr. Elizabeth Currin ,  Dr. Pierrette Dagg
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN:  

9781666916393

ISBN 10:   1666916390
Pages:   376
Publication Date:   10 July 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: From the Television Revolution to the Sexual Revolution Chapter 1: Our Miss Brooks: The Lead Teacher in Her Domestic Sphere Patrick A. Ryan Chapter 2: What Does it Mean to be a (Working) Woman?: Television's Female Teachers in 1950s and 1960s Situation Comedies Cathy Leogrande Chapter 3: From Foundling Home to Maritime Mansion: The Re-Emergence of the Nineteenth-Century Governess in the Twentieth-Century Soap Opera Dark Shadows Rebecca Grunzke Part II: Animation Dominations Chapter 4: ""Glorified Babysitter"": Edna Krabappel as the Prototype for the Modern Teacher Adam Grunzke Chapter 5: Peggy Hill, Patriarchal Shrill Elizabeth Currin Chapter 6: ""Western Civilization As We Know It Will Come to an End"": Female Teacher Tropes and Opposing Teaching Ideologies in Disney's Recess Leah Day Part III: Iconoclasm with a Purpose: The Death of the Savior Teacher? Chapter 7: ""You're Not Really My Children"": Teachers and the Attack on Public Education Robert Dahlgren Chapter 8: Not Your Average Manic Pixie Teachers: An Analysis of Jocelyn from Schitt's Creek and Jess from New Girl Abigail Stebbins, Melissa Stanley, Jacob Gates, and Stephanie Schroeder Chapter 9: ""It's a Calling. You Answered"": The Strong Black Woman as Savior Teacher in Abbott Elementary Andrew Grunzke and Ludovic Sourdot Part IV: The Case of Rita and the Trans-National Teacher on Television Chapter 10: Rita: The ""Naughty"" Teacher Melanie Janzen and Christie Petersen Chapter 11: Rita: The ""Good Teacher"" Gets Real Mary Dalton Part IV: Afterword Chapter 12: What Hath Our Miss Brooks Wrought? The Future of Feminized Portrayals of Teachers: Female Embodiments of Artificial Intelligence Edward Janak and Pierrette Dagg About the Contributors

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Rebecca Grunzke is Assistant Professor of Education at the University of Guam. Andrew L. Grunzke is Associate Professor of Education at the University of Guam.

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