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by Wendy A. Burns-Ardolino (Author)
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.
These sitcoms and comedy-dramas live on as cable TV re-runs and through online fan communities, demonstrating mass appeal across generations of women and men. Connecting fan commentary with analysis by television scholars, this book explores the development of these series from the 1980s on, with a focus on the role of fan cultures in "reproducing" these popular American shows.
Author Biography
Wendy A. Burns-Ardolino currently serves as the Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at University of Houston-Downtown. She has taught a variety of courses across the disciplines of cultural, media and women's studies and published in the areas of body studies, feminist theory, globalization, and popular culture. Dr. Burns-Ardolino holds a PhD in Cultural Studies and MA in English (Teaching of Writing and Literature) from George Mason University. She lives in Houston, Texas with her family.
