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| Author:
| Politi, |
| Series title: | Getty Publications - Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-89236-990-4 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2009 |
| Publisher: | Getty Publications
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| Imprint: | J. Paul Getty Museum |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $28.95 |
Book Description:
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Look Closer examines contemporary media texts that use American suburbia not just as a setting, but as a central component of narrative and thematic development. It discusses the myth of suburban perfection popularized by postwar sitcoms and advertisements and explores how the directors and producers behind today's films and television series use the spaces of suburbia to tell stories...
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Look Closer examines contemporary media texts that use American suburbia not just as a setting, but as a central component of narrative and thematic development. It discusses the myth of suburban perfection popularized by postwar sitcoms and advertisements and explores how the directors and producers behind today's films and television series use the spaces of suburbia to tell stories about America as well as critique the conservative ideologies that underpin the suburban American Dream.