Women and Soap Opera by Christine Geraghty

Women and Soap Opera by Christine Geraghty

This is the first major study of the roles of women in prime time soap operas. In a comparative analysis of British and North American television soaps, Christine Geraghty examines the relationship between the narratives on the screen and the women viewers who make up the traditional soap audience.

'Geraghty, a pioneer in the field, provides a clearly argued, accessible account of a decade of feminist media scholarship which is informed by an exhaustive knowledge of, and pleasure in, the soaps of the period'Charlotte Brunsdon, Film Studies, University of Warwick

'Women and Soap Opera is the most complete, deeply thought through and far-seeing work yet written on soap operas. Christine Geraghty's prose is elegant, lucid and accessible without sacrificing complexity ... finely nuanced and thought-provoking.'
Maria La Place, University of California

'As one of the pioneers of the study and appreciation of soap opera, Geraghty writes from a long term-engagement both with the form and with the individual programmes she discusses.' Screen, 1992

'The book is well-written and researched, summarizing much of the previous feminist work in the field... suitable for the general, as well as the academic reader.' American Library Association

'A useful overview of the literature an soaps and related women's genres.' Media Information Australia

Christine Geraghty is a lecturer in Media and Communications Studies at Goldsmith's College.

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ISBN 13	9780745605685
ISBN 10	0745605680
Title	Women and Soap Opera
Author	Christine Geraghty
Series	Social Psychology And Society
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published	1990-12-06
Number of pages	224
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