TV female foursomes and their fans : featuring The golden girls, Designing women, Living single, Sex and the city, Girlfriends, Cashmere mafia and Hot in Cleveland / Wendy A. Burns-Ardolino.
Publication Info.
Jefferson, North Carollina : McFarland and Company, Incorporated, Publishers, [2016]
"The Golden Girls, Designing Women, Living Single, Sex and the City, Girlfriends, Cashmere Mafia and Hot in Cleveland stand out as some of America's favorite television series. Their lovable "female foursome" characters engage in witty banter as they challenge American stereotypes about sex, love, family, work and community"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-204) and index.
Contents
Introduction: why female foursomes? -- Beyond the binary: femininity and feminism on television -- Matriarchs, naïfs, Jezebels and virgins -- Queer telefeminism, gender trouble and female foursome friendships -- Unruly women, femme fatales, gold diggers and dixie bitches -- Sisterhood in the global city: career women, working moms and golden girls -- Having and not having it all: everywoman, superwoman and strongblackwoman -- Televised sisterhood and solidarity.