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Informationen zum Autor Lori Bindig is assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Media Studies at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut.Andrea M. Bergstrom is assistant professor of media studies in the Department of Mass Communication at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, New Hampshire. Klappentext The O.C.: A Critical Understanding, by Lori Bindig and Andrea M. Bergstrom, is a feminist cultural studies analysis of the hit television series The O.C. (2003-2007). The show is examined in terms of five ideological aspects as well as audience reception, auteur theory, aesthetics, and reality television imitators. Bindig and Bergstrom place The O.C. in a larger social context and explore the potential ramifications of popular media texts, as well as its lasting influence on media and culture. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1. Welcome to The O.C.: Understanding the Content and Audiences of The O.C.Chapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. Youth and Media CultureChapter 3. "My Life Just Doesn't Work Without You": How Gender Works in The O.C.Chapter 4. Angels and Demons: Depictions of Race and Class on The O.C.Chapter 5. "Gay Dad Trumps Slutty Mom": Sexuality on The O.C.Chapter 6. Welcome to the...Over Consumption?: Representations of Consumerism and The O.C.Chapter 7. Audience Analysis and The O.C.Part 2. The End's Not Near, It's Here: The Cultural Legacy of The O.C. in Today's Media LandscapeChapter 8. Josh Schwartz: Auteur?: Showrunners, Authorship, and The O.C.Chapter 9. Scene and Sound: The Media Aesthetics of The O.C.Chapter 10. The "Real" O.C.?: Reality Television and The O.C.Chapter 11. ConclusionAppendix A. Brief Synopsis of the Four Seasons of The O.C.Appendix B. Methodology
