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Sex and the City (1998-2004) was one of the most popular programs on HBO, spawned two successful feature films in 2008 and 2010, and continues to do well in syndication. This book explores how Sex and the City represents the conventions of romantic comedy in order to create a familiar fictional world of intimacy, gender identity, and interpersonal relationships. Rather than tackle debates about whether the show was revolutionary or conservative in its representation of gender, class, race, and female sexuality (which has already been covered by other books), the author discusses the show's complexity as a multi-faceted text which routinely provides a diversity of perspectives.
List of contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Welcome to the Age of Un-Innocence
1. Sex and the City in Context
2. Have We Become Romance-Intolerant?: Romancing Consumption
3. What's the Harm in Believing?: Romantic versus Democratic Love
4. What's Love Got to Do with It?: The Representation of Female Sexuality
5. With a Little Help from My Friends: New Family Models in Sex and the City
6. Conclusion: Pushing Boundaries
Works Cited
Index
About the Author
About the author
Beatriz Oria is lecturer at the English Department of the University of Zaragoza, where she teaches film analysis. Her primary areas of interest include film, television and cultural studies.
