The Great American Makeover : Television, History, Nation
2006 ed.
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Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1403974845
ISBN-13
9781403974846
Edition
2006 ed.
Publisher
Palgrave USA
Imprint
Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 11th, 2007
Print length
246 Pages
Product Classification:
TelevisionCultural studiesMedia studies
Ksh 8,100.00
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The Great American Makeover is a collection of essays that explore the American makeover mythos that has been recently repackaged in the form of popular makeover television programs such as Extreme Makeover, The Swan, Supernanny, and Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.
The Great American Makeover explores two basic questions: How do myths of self-reinvention shape America''s past, and how do contemporary television makeover programs continue and question this long-standing tendency to celebrate the fundamental powers of American transformation? This collection demonstrates that the makeover mythos is a crucial link between earlier and emergent forms and processes of engagement with the national imaginary. It demonstrates the tenacity of the American fantasy of recreation and its enduring ability to speak to our shifting national desires and anxieties. At the same time, the volume speaks to American popular television''s own enduring ability to reinvent itself.
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