<p>In which the Historians discuss connections between lynching photography and the power of television, the racial politics of Bravo touching on current events and hypocrisies in reality television storylines, historical contexts for cultural liberalism and its limits, Max takes over the Bonko Party game, and we all come to grips with the end of a really long semester, and much, much more!</p><br><p><strong>Recommended Readings</strong></p><p>KateFlach.com</p><br><p>Kate Flach Op-Eds:</p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/11/19/thanks-conservative-politicians-media-education-wars-echo-1960s/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">“Thanks to conservative politicians and the media, the education wars echo the 1960s,” <em>Washington Post</em>, November 19, 2021</a></p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/10/01/wonder-years-remake-resurrects-1970-tactic-diversify-tv-viewing/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">“The ‘Wonder Years’ remake resurrects a 1970 tactic to diversify TV viewing,” <em>Washington Post</em>, October 1, 2021: </a></p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/06/11/television-is-already-moving-address-racism-will-effort-last/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">“Television is already moving to address racism—but will the effort last?,” <em>Washington Post</em>, June 11, 2020: </a></p><br><p>Daniel Widener, <a href="https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/black-arts-west-culture-and-struggle-in-postwar-los-angeles_daniel-widener/8845763/item/9599438/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMItsTr3I7I-QIVMCGtBh2vwAilEAQYASABEgIY2fD_BwE#idiq=9599438&amp;edition=8105098" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Black Arts West: Culture and Struggle in Postwar Los Angeles</a> (Durham: Duke University Press Books, 2010)</p><p>Allison Perlman, <a href="https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/public-interests-media-advocacy-and-struggles-over-us-television_allison-perlman/14184490/#edition=57334985&amp;idiq=47809704" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Public Interests: Media Advocacy and Struggles over U.S. Television </a>(Rutgers University Press, 2016)</p><p>Elana Levine, <a href="https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/wallowing-in-sex-the-new-sexual-culture-of-1970s-american-television-console-ing-passions_elana-levine/1395892/#edition=7372334&amp;idiq=10108915" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wallowing in Sex: The New Sexual Culture of 1970s American Television</a> (Durham: Duke University Press, 2007).</p><p>Elana Levine, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Her-Stories-Television-Console-ing-Passions/dp/1478008016" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Her Stories: Daytime Soap Opera and US Television History </a>(Durham: Duke University Press, 2020).</p><p>Ruth Feldstein,<a href="http://xroads.virginia.edu/~public/civilrights/documents/feldstein.i-wanted-the-whole-world-to-see.pt1.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> “I Wanted the Whole World to See"</a></p><br><p><br></p><p><strong>Social Media</strong></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/historiansh?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@HistoriansH</a></p><p>Etsy Shop: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/HistoriansHousewives" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HistoriansHousewives</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Historians on Housewives

Kacey Calahane, Jessica Millward, Max Speare

“I might study television, but I write my own scripts,” with Dr. Kate Flach

AUG 15, 2022104 MIN
Historians on Housewives

“I might study television, but I write my own scripts,” with Dr. Kate Flach

AUG 15, 2022104 MIN

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<p>In which the Historians discuss connections between lynching photography and the power of television, the racial politics of Bravo touching on current events and hypocrisies in reality television storylines, historical contexts for cultural liberalism and its limits, Max takes over the Bonko Party game, and we all come to grips with the end of a really long semester, and much, much more!</p><br><p><strong>Recommended Readings</strong></p><p>KateFlach.com</p><br><p>Kate Flach Op-Eds:</p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/11/19/thanks-conservative-politicians-media-education-wars-echo-1960s/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">“Thanks to conservative politicians and the media, the education wars echo the 1960s,” <em>Washington Post</em>, November 19, 2021</a></p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/10/01/wonder-years-remake-resurrects-1970-tactic-diversify-tv-viewing/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">“The ‘Wonder Years’ remake resurrects a 1970 tactic to diversify TV viewing,” <em>Washington Post</em>, October 1, 2021: </a></p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/06/11/television-is-already-moving-address-racism-will-effort-last/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">“Television is already moving to address racism—but will the effort last?,” <em>Washington Post</em>, June 11, 2020: </a></p><br><p>Daniel Widener, <a href="https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/black-arts-west-culture-and-struggle-in-postwar-los-angeles_daniel-widener/8845763/item/9599438/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMItsTr3I7I-QIVMCGtBh2vwAilEAQYASABEgIY2fD_BwE#idiq=9599438&amp;edition=8105098" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Black Arts West: Culture and Struggle in Postwar Los Angeles</a> (Durham: Duke University Press Books, 2010)</p><p>Allison Perlman, <a href="https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/public-interests-media-advocacy-and-struggles-over-us-television_allison-perlman/14184490/#edition=57334985&amp;idiq=47809704" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Public Interests: Media Advocacy and Struggles over U.S. Television </a>(Rutgers University Press, 2016)</p><p>Elana Levine, <a href="https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/wallowing-in-sex-the-new-sexual-culture-of-1970s-american-television-console-ing-passions_elana-levine/1395892/#edition=7372334&amp;idiq=10108915" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wallowing in Sex: The New Sexual Culture of 1970s American Television</a> (Durham: Duke University Press, 2007).</p><p>Elana Levine, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Her-Stories-Television-Console-ing-Passions/dp/1478008016" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Her Stories: Daytime Soap Opera and US Television History </a>(Durham: Duke University Press, 2020).</p><p>Ruth Feldstein,<a href="http://xroads.virginia.edu/~public/civilrights/documents/feldstein.i-wanted-the-whole-world-to-see.pt1.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> “I Wanted the Whole World to See"</a></p><br><p><br></p><p><strong>Social Media</strong></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/historiansh?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@HistoriansH</a></p><p>Etsy Shop: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/HistoriansHousewives" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HistoriansHousewives</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>