Historians on housewives fashion, performance, and power on Bravo reality TV / [edited by] Kacey Calahane, Jessica Millward, Max Speare.
| Other author | Calahane, Kacey. |
| Other author | Millward, Jessica. |
| Other author | Speare, Max. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, 2025. |
| Description | pages cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from JSTOR University of North Carolina Press Publisher Collection (Backlist) |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Scholars do Bravo too! / Kacey Calahane, Jessica Millward, Max Speare -- 'I'm being nailed to the cross like Jesus was': martyrdom and suffering in medieval history and modern Real Housewives / Jen Edwards -- From sumptuary laws to glam squads: clothing and identity in the Spanish Empire and the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills / Haley Schroer -- Drama queens: the politics of performance in the early modern royal court and Housewives franchise / Emilie Brinkman -- The real housewives of medieval France: feminism, domestic drama, and the history of the household / Noah Guynn -- The Bravo brand: Andy Cohen, Bravolebrities, and the Bravoverse / Martina Baldwin -- Domestic lives as commodity: the history of housewifery as a consumer good from early America to Bravo's Real Housewives / Serenity Southerland and Jennifer Fogel -- Behind the scenes: housewives's strategies for reclaiming control in IPV narratives / Rosemarie Jones -- Politics and the Real Housewives: the 2016 election and the increase in political conversations on Bravo / Nicole Anslover -- Old money and champagne taste: the Real Housewives of Potomac and the history of Black philanthropy / Tanisha Ford -- Charleston and Southern charm- a drinking town with a history problem / Kristalyn Shefveland -- Real Housewives, Black capitalism and the New South / Marcia Chatelain. |
| Abstract | "According to popular stereotype, Bravo reality television portrays vapid, one-dimensional characters tearing each other down for viewers' enjoyment. Whether The Real Housewives taps into our voyeuristic urges, our fascination with wealth and class, or the allure of the sheer spectacle of grown women yelling at one another, the show is truly a cultural phenomenon-and a global one, with more than twenty international spin-offs. Historians on Housewives looks past the show's reputation as lowbrow, unscripted reality television and unveils deeper historical meanings behind some of Bravo's best-known programs and franchises. This collection of ten essays is both a celebration of the bizarre behavior of the Real Housewives and a critical theorizing the importance of the shows and the housewives themselves. Historians on Housewives explores relationships between historical topics and themes and some of Bravo's most iconic moments to demonstrate the usefulness of Bravo television as a tool for making history accessible. With contributions from scholars representing an impressive historical breadth, from the Roman Empire to the civil rights movement and beyond, the volume carves out a space for serious treatment of the franchise, fusing scholarship with pop culture to suggest interdisciplinary approaches for 'doing history' that appeal to popular and academic audiences alike."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2024044994 |
| ISBN | 9781469686271 (cloth) |
| ISBN | 9781469686288 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
| ISBN | (pdf) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |