03930nam 2200649 450 991081493550332120200520144314.00-8135-6209-010.36019/9780813562094(CKB)2550000001161111(EBL)1562503(OCoLC)863158192(SSID)ssj0001040979(PQKBManifestationID)11577153(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001040979(PQKBWorkID)11009457(PQKB)10608042(MdBmJHUP)muse27705(DE-B1597)528968(DE-B1597)9780813562094(Au-PeEL)EBL1562503(CaPaEBR)ebr10802947(CaONFJC)MIL544205(MiAaPQ)EBC1562503(EXLCZ)99255000000116111120130329h20142014 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLook closer suburban narratives and American values in film and television /David R. CoonNew Brunswick, New Jersey :Rutgers University Press,[2014]©20141 online resource (282 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8135-6208-2 1-306-12954-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: welcome to the neighborhood -- Traditional values: nostalgia and self-reflexivity in visual representations of suburbia -- Back yard fences: the public, the private, and the family in suburban dramas -- Suburban citizenship: defining community through the exclusion of racial and sexual minorities -- Desperate husbands: the crisis of hegemonic masculinity in post-9/11 suburbia -- Protecting the suburban lifestyle: consumption, crime, and the American dream -- Conclusion: there goes the neighborhood.In recent years, the media landscape in the United States has followed a pattern similar to that of the physical landscape by becoming increasingly suburbanized. Although it is a far cry from reality, the fantasy of a perfect suburban life still exists in the collective imagination of millions of Americans. This dream of suburban perfection is built around a variety of such ideologically conservative values and ideals as the importance of tradition, the centrality of the nuclear family, the desire for a community of like-minded neighbors, the need for clearly defined gender roles, and the belief that with hard work and determination, anyone can succeed. Building on the relationships between suburban life and American identity, Look Closer examines and interprets recent narratives that challenge the suburban ideal to reveal how directors and producers are mobilizing the spaces of suburbia to tell new kinds of stories about America. David R. Coon argues that the myth of suburban perfection, popularized by postwar sitcoms and advertisements, continues to symbolize a range of intensely debated issues related to tradition, family, gender, race, and citizenship. Through close examinations of such films as American Beauty, The Truman Show, and Mr. & Mrs. Smith as well as such television series as Desperate Housewives, Weeds, and Big Love, the book demonstrates how suburbia is used to critique the ideologies that underpin the suburban American Dream.Suburban life in motion picturesSuburban life on televisionUnited StatesIn motion picturesUnited StatesOn televisionSuburban life in motion pictures.Suburban life on television.791.43/62AP 33283rvkCoon David R.1974-1699790MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910814935503321Look closer4082309UNINA