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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Taylor Cole Miller , Alfred L Martin , Peter C. Kunze , Jessica HooverPublisher: Rutgers University Press Imprint: Rutgers University Press Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9781978836846ISBN 10: 1978836848 Pages: 268 Publication Date: 30 September 2025 Recommended Age: From 16 to 99 years Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction: Thank You for Being a Fan: 40 Years of The Golden Girls Section 1: Industry and Historical Context Chapter 1: “Picture it, U.S. 2020…”: Sitcom Nostalgia During the Pandemic, Kate Fortmueller Interview: What did you do on The Golden Girls? Chapter 2: Disney’s Renaissance Woman: Susan Harris, The Golden Girls, and Touchstone Television, Peter C. Kunze Interview: Creating the Golden Girls Chapter 3: Golden Girls Again: The Golden Girls in Rerun Syndication, Taylor Cole Miller Interview: Thank You For Being a Friend Chapter 4: Golden Memories: Narrative Complexity and Flashback Episodes in The Golden Girls, Jessica Hoover Interview: The Weekly Schedule – Taping Seasons 1-3 Section 2: Text Chapter 5: Enquiring Minds: The Golden Girls and Tabloid Culture, Claire Sewell Interview The Weekly Schedule – Writing Seasons 5-7 Chapter 6: I Need a Cheesecake: 1980s Diet Culture and The Golden Girls, Ashleé Clark Interview: Working with the Girls Chapter 7: “AIDS is not a Bad Person’s Disease, Rose”: Contagion and Comedy on The Golden Girls, Andrew J. Owens Interview: Photographing the Girls Chapter 8: Sex and the “Biddy”: An Examination of Age and Sexual Performance in The Golden Girls, Jared Clayton Brown Interview: Editing and Laughter Chapter 9: Thank You for Being a Mom: Contradictory Lessons in Mothering from The Golden Girls, Beth L. Boser Interview: The Great Herring War Section 3: Audiences & Reception Chapter 10: Golden Girlfriends: Black Women’s Fandom and the Implicit Blackness of The Golden Girls, Alfred L. Martin, Jr. Interview: On Bea and Betty Chapter 11: Smut Upon a Time in Miami: The Golden Girls' Camp Comedy, Ken Feil Interview: Why It’s Still Popular Chapter 12: Thank You for Making Drag Safe: Mainstreaming Queerness Through Live Golden Girls Stage Productions, Eleanor Patterson Interview: From The Golden Girls to Golden Palace Notes on Contributors NotesReviews""These tales offer an amazingly detailed history of the Girls, full of in-depth analysis, revealing interviews, never-before-known facts, and sly references to our favorite funny moments and one-liners. Like Dorothy, it's super-smart. Like Sophia, it'll have you laughing out loud. And like Vanna White's memoir, it's just a helluva book!"" -- Jim Colucci * New York Times bestselling author of Golden Girls Forever: An Unauthorized Look Behind the Lanai * ""Miller and Martin have expertly curated an impressive collection of essays that capture the wit and the heart of The Golden Girls while simultaneously offering an essential contribution to the field of television studies. This is the book that fans and scholars have been waiting for."" -- Racquel J. Gates * author of Double Negative: The Black Image and Popular Culture * ""This book is a testament to both the emotional truth and sociological power this powerhouse television show created. It is a glorious and fascinating look into the writing, the performances, and most of all the many lines they crossed. I say this from the bottom of my heart to the humans involved in this book: thank you. For being a friend."" -- Alexandra Billings * actress and author of This Time for Me: A Memoir * ""This book is more fun than a herring circus. Martin and Miller have put together a collection that deftly illustrates the depth, significance, and risk taking that define The Golden Girls. It's an important addition to work on eighties TV and a must-read for fans of the Girls. It made me feel like I just won Butter Queen."" -- Kelly Kessler * author of Broadway in the Box: Television's Lasting Love Affair with the Musical * ""Weaving together witty commentary, behind-the-scenes perspectives, and solid research, this book allows the reader—from casual fan to die-hard fanatic—to reflect upon The Golden Girls phenomenon in fresh and thought-provoking ways."" -- Maria Carpiac * professor and director of the Gerontology Program at California State University, Long Beach * Author InformationTaylor Cole Miller is an assistant professor of media studies at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Alfred L. Martin, Jr. is an associate professor and Department Chair of the Department of Cinematic Arts at the University of Miami. He is the author of Fandom for Us, By Us: The Pleasures and Practices of black Audiences and The Generic Closet: Black Gayness and the Black-Cast Sitcom, and editor of Rolling: Blackness and Mediated Comedy. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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