The Talking Cure: TV Talk Shows and Women
Author:   Jane M. Shattuc
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415910880


Pages:   250
Publication Date:   22 January 1997
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Jane M. Shattuc
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.470kg
ISBN:  

9780415910880


ISBN 10:   0415910889
Pages:   250
Publication Date:   22 January 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Sobbing Sisters; Chapter 3 Talk is Cheap; Chapter 4 The “Oprahfication” of America?; Chapter 5 Freud vs. Women; Chapter 6 “Go Ricki”; Chapter 7 Conclusion;

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Shattuc eschews cheap shots and easy laughs in favor of content analysis and a chronicling of 'the rise and fall of a participatory form of TV devoted to the public debate of everyday issues by women.' In comparing the individual shows by approach, content, and audience, Shattuc offers the means to understand an often confusing or disturbing trend in popular taste. - Booklist, 1/97 Nothing is omitted from this exhaustive, much-needed study, the result of numerous interviews and research over a four-year period.... - Publishers Weekly


Shattuc eschews cheap shots and easy laughs in favor of content analysis and a chronicling of 'the rise and fall of a participatory form of TV devoted to the public debate of everyday issues by women.' In comparing the individual shows by approach, content, and audience, Shattuc offers the means to understand an often confusing or disturbing trend in popular taste. - Booklist, 1/97 Nothing is omitted from this exhaustive, much-needed study, the result of numerous interviews and research over a four-year period.... - Publishers Weekly


Shattuc eschews cheap shots and easy laughs in favor of content analysis and a chronicling of 'the rise and fall of a participatory form of TV devoted to the public debate of everyday issues by women.' In comparing the individual shows by approach, content, and audience, Shattuc offers the means to understand an often confusing or disturbing trend in popular taste. <br>- Booklist, 1/97 <br> Nothing is omitted from this exhaustive, much-needed study, the result of numerous interviews and research over a four-year period.... <br>- Publishers Weekly <br>


Author Information

Jane M. Shattuc is Associate Professor of Mass Communication-Film at Emerson College, Boston. She is the author of Television, Tabloids and Tears: Fassbinder andPopular Culture.

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