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The Great American Makeover: Television, History, Nation

By Dana Heller

Book information

Year
2006
ISBN
1403974837, 9781403974839, 9780312376178
Open Library ID
OL22744372M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1449063 bytes)
Pages
256\257
Topic
History
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

The Great American Makeover explores two basic questions: How do myths of self-reinvention shape America's past, and how do contemporary television makeover programs continue and question this long-standing tendency to celebrate the fundamental powers of American transformation? This collection demonstrates that the makeover mythos is a crucial link between earlier and emergent forms and processes of engagement with the national imaginary. It demonstrates the tenacity of the American fantasy of recreation and its enduring ability to speak to our shifting national desires and anxieties. At the same time, the volume speaks to American popular television's own enduring ability to reinvent itself.

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