Cold War Children''s Television - Philadelphia As a Case Study

Vibiana Cvetkovic examines Philadelphia hosted children's cartoon shows which were broadcast in the industry's earliest days. This book explores the figure of the host with regard to Cold War notions of race, gender, and class and how the host challenged or reified these constructs.

List of contents

Chapter One: Situating Children's Programming in Television's Golden Age
Chapter Two: Sex, Sally Starr, and the Paradox of the American Cowgirl
Chapter Three: Pixanne, Class, and the Cold War American Childhood
Chapter Four: Gene London, Cold War Masculinity
Chapter Five: Chief Halftown, Race, and Nostalgia
Coda: The Demise of Hosted Shows

About the author

By Vibiana Bowman Cvetkovic

Product details

• Authors: Vibiana Bowman Cvetkovic, Cvetkovic Vibiana Bowman
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.10.2023
• EAN: 9781666927924
• ISBN: 978-1-66692-792-4
• No. of pages: 172
• Series: Children and Youth in Popular Culture
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Media Studies, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social & cultural anthropology