Joy Press

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Stealing the Show (eBook, ePUB)

How Women Are Revolutionizing Television

Beschreibung

From a leading cultural journalist, the definitive cultural history of female showrunners-including exclusive interviews with such influential figures as Shonda Rhimes, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Mindy Kaling, Amy Schumer, and many more. "An urgent and entertaining history of the transformative powers of women in TV" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). In recent years, women have radically transformed the television industry both behind and in front of the camera. From Murphy Brown to 30 Rock and beyond, these shows and the extraordinary women behind them have shaken up the entertainment landscape, making it look as if equal opportunities abound. But it took decades of determination in the face of outright exclusion to reach this new era. In this "sharp, funny, and gorgeously researched" (Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker) book, veteran journalist Joy Press tells the story of the maverick women who broke through the barricades and the iconic shows that redefined the television landscape starting with Diane English and Roseanne Barr-and even incited controversy that reached as far as the White House. Drawing on a wealth of original interviews with the key players like Amy Sherman-Palladino (Gilmore Girls), Jenji Kohan (Orange is the New Black), and Jill Soloway (Transparent) who created storylines and characters that changed how women are seen and how they see themselves, this is the exhilarating behind-the-scenes story of a cultural revolution.

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Autor

Joy Press has been writing about popular culture for twenty years and specifically about television for more than a dozen years. In the early 2000s, she was the chief television critic at TheVillage Voice, where she wrote weekly reviews and features from a perspective that combined feminism and fandom. She then served as entertainment editor of Salon and most recently was a TV editor at the Los Angeles Times, where in addition to commissioning coverage of the latest series, she wrote features and essays on the medium. She has contributed to publications including The New York Times, Slate, Vogue, the Guardian, and Salon. She lives in Los Angeles.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon + Schuster LLC
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781501137730
• Artikelnr.: 51392900