The Soap Opera

Author : Elana Levine
Publisher : Duke University Press Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2020-02-25
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1478008016

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Her Stories by Elana Levine Pdf

Since the debut of These Are My Children in 1949, the daytime television soap opera has been foundational to the history of the medium as an economic, creative, technological, social, and cultural institution. In Her Stories, Elana Levine draws on archival research and her experience as a longtime soap fan to provide an in-depth history of the daytime television soap opera as a uniquely gendered cultural form and a central force in the economic and social influence of network television. Closely observing the production, promotion, reception, and narrative strategies of the soaps, Levine examines two intersecting developments: the role soap operas have played in shaping cultural understandings of gender and the rise and fall of broadcast network television as a culture industry. In so doing, she foregrounds how soap operas have revealed changing conceptions of gender and femininity as imagined by and reflected on the television screen.

Author : Sam Ford,Abigail De Kosnik,C. Lee Harrington
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2010-11-03
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1604737174

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The Survival of Soap Opera by Sam Ford,Abigail De Kosnik,C. Lee Harrington Pdf

The soap opera, one of U.S. television’s longest-running and most influential formats, is on the brink. Declining ratings have been attributed to an increasing number of women working outside the home and to an intensifying competition for viewers’ attention from cable and the Internet. Yet, soaps’ influence has expanded, with serial narratives becoming commonplace on most prime time TV programs. The Survival of Soap Opera investigates the causes of their dwindling popularity, describes their impact on TV and new media culture, and gleans lessons from their complex history for twenty-first-century media industries. The book contains contributions from established soap scholars such as Robert C. Allen, Louise Spence, Nancy Baym, and Horace Newcomb, along with essays and interviews by emerging scholars, fans and Web site moderators, and soap opera producers, writers, and actors from ABC’s General Hospital, CBS’s The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful, and other shows. This diverse group of voices seeks to intervene in the discussion about the fate of soap operas at a critical juncture, and speaks to longtime soap viewers, television studies scholars, and media professionals alike.

Author : Museum of Television and Radio (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher : ABRAMS
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : UOM:39015040626361

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Worlds Without End by Museum of Television and Radio (New York, N.Y.) Pdf

As a special feature for this book, The Museum of Television & Radio conducted interviews with leading writers, producers, actors, and directors of soap operas. Dozens of revealing quotes from these interviews appear throughout the book - personal and professional comments by men and women who make their living in the field.

Author : Robert Clyde Allen
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0807841293

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Speaking of Soap Operas by Robert Clyde Allen Pdf

From "Ma Perkins" and "One Man's Family" in the 1930s to "All My Children" in the 1980s, the soap opera has capture the imagination of millions of American men and women of all ages. In Speaking of Soap Operas, Robert Allen undertakes a reexaminati

Author : Dorothy Hobson
Publisher : Polity
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2003-01-31
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0745626548

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Soap Opera by Dorothy Hobson Pdf

The soap opera is a major form of media art and popular culture. Revered and reviled by fans and critics, its history spans and reflects social change and plays a vital role in the development of broadcasting. This book traces the genre from its beginnings on American radio in the 1930s to the international television genre it has become today. While concentrating on British soap operas, it also discusses the influence of their American and Australian counterparts. This is the first book to consider the soap opera within the economy of broadcasting; it includes a chapter based on interviews with leading broadcasting executives who give their analysis of the importance of the soap opera to their industry. The perspective of television producers as well as the views of audiences are also taken into account. Accessibly written, Soap Opera links the genre to both its media and its literary heritage, and argues that soap operas cross international boundaries through the universal appeal of their characters and their stories. It will be of particular interest to students of media and cultural studies, literary studies, sociology and television production courses, as well as to professionals in the television industry.

Author : Elizabeth Searle,Suzanne Strempek Shea
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-20
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476665283

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Soap Opera Confidential by Elizabeth Searle,Suzanne Strempek Shea Pdf

Soap operas have captured loyal, often lifelong viewers since the first American daytime serial debuted in 1949. In this collection of 29 new and five classic essays and recollections, authors and soap opera insiders delve into the passion for television melodrama that compels viewers to "tune in tomorrow." The contributors include iconic soap star Thorsten Kaye, journalist Leigh Montville, authors Elinor Lipman and Ann Hood, and editors of Soaps in Depth magazine. They explore the soap phenomenon from a range of perspectives and consider the appeal of a venerable genre in which, as novelist Jacquelyn Mitchard observes, "everyone's life was more depressing than mine."

Author : Jim Cox
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-14
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476604145

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The Great Radio Soap Operas by Jim Cox Pdf

This reference work contains exhaustive histories of 31 of network radio’s most durable soap operas on the air between 1930 and 1960. The soap operas covered are Aunt Jenny’s Real Life Stories, Backstage Wife, Big Sister, The Brighter Day, David Harum, Front Page Farrell, The Guiding Light, Hilltop House, Just Plain Bill, Life Can Be Beautiful, The Light of the World, Lora Lawton, Lorenzo Jones, Ma Perkins, One Man’s Family, Our Gal Sunday, Pepper Young’s Family, Perry Mason, Portia Faces Life, The Right to Happiness, Road of Life, The Romance of Helen Trent, Rosemary, The Second Mrs. Burton, Stella Dallas, This Is Nora Drake, Today’s Children, Wendy Warren and the News, When a Girl Marries, Young Doctor Malone, and Young Widder Brown. Included for each series are the drama’s theme and story line, an in-depth focus on the major characters, and a listing of producers, directors, writers, announcers, casts, sponsors, ratings, and broadcast dates, times and networks. Profiles of 158 actors, actresses, creators and others who figured prominently in a serial’s success are also provided.

Author : Mary Ann Copeland
Publisher : Bdd Promotional Book Company
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0792454510

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Soap Opera History by Mary Ann Copeland Pdf

An introduction to the slow-moving world of soap operas includes reviews of major storylines, histories of how each show began, cast lists, and other information on both daytime and evening serials

Author : Christopher Schemering
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : IND:30000027231053

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The Soap Opera Encyclopedia by Christopher Schemering Pdf

Author : Judi Miller
Publisher : Dell Publishing Company
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 044020058X

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Phantom of the Soap Opera by Judi Miller Pdf

One by one, a ruthless killer stalks the actresses of the soap opera, All My Days, delivering the same violent end to them all. And not even street-smart police detective Theresa Morrison suspects his real identity until he comes after her.

Author : Gerard J. Waggett
Publisher : Avon
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1997-10-03
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0061011576

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The Soap Opera Encyclopedia by Gerard J. Waggett Pdf

Fascinating trivia, inside stories, history, nostalgia -- an in-depth look at every daytime soap opera on TV! A unique look at TV's most endearing kind of show, The Soap Opera Encyclopedia is a must-have for any soap fan. Readers will find the history and stars of all the shows, including backstage anecdotes,year-by-year ratings and a who's who with cast lists of all the featured actors and behind-the-scenes personalities. Comprehensive and completely accessible, The Soap Opera Encyclopedia is the one and only reference to nearly 100 soaps from the first 50 years of TV. Discover: Which former General Hospital star's face was once insured for one million dollars. What Days of Our Lives love theme became a hit single What film legend once wrote Guiding Light a fan letter Which role on All My Children Susan Lucci originally auditioned for Which scene from The Young and the Restless was named 1985's Most Tasteless Episode by Soap Opera Digest And so much more!

Author : Gerard J. Waggett
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1997-05-22
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 0061011568

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The Soap Opera Puzzle Book by Gerard J. Waggett Pdf

If you're a soap fan and love to do puzzles, this book is for you. Created by soap expert Gerard J. Waggett, author of the popular "Soap Opera Book of Lists", this fun- and trivia-filled puzzle book will put your knowledge of soaps to the ultimate test. But you don't have to be a puzzle expert--as long as you love the soaps, and you'll have hours of fun teasing out the answers from all the shows you've ever watched.

Author : Muriel G. Cantor,Suzanne Pingree
Publisher : SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1983-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : STANFORD:36105039405076

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The Soap Opera by Muriel G. Cantor,Suzanne Pingree Pdf

A comprehensive survey of the history, the means of production, the content and the impact on audiences of soap operas. A sociologist and a specialist in women's studies combine to review the content of soap operas, and the way in which they are produced. How have the themes of soap operas changed with social convention? How do these massively popular serials aimed at a female audience portray women at work and at home? The impact of soap opera on its audience, the different varieties of soap operas, and the differences in structure, content, and commercial purpose between soap operas and prime time television are also discussed. `Cantor and Pingree have performed an important service by bringing together and analyzing a va

Author : Marilyn J. Matelski
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0786472812

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The Soap Opera Evolution by Marilyn J. Matelski Pdf

The first daytime dramas began as early as 1930, with Painted Dreams. Programmers soon discovered that housewives often controlled the purse strings, and soaps become an advertiser's gold mine. They now generate more than $900 million in network revenues annually. Around 50 million people (reportedly including congressmen and rock stars as well as two-thirds of all American television-watching women) tune in each weekday afternoon for a dosage of love, loss and libido via "the soaps." This scholarly study examines the soap phenomenon from a sociological point of view. Included in the analysis is classic research by Rudolf Arnheim, Herta Hartzog and Helen Kaufman as well as contemporary studies and previously unpublished research. The evolution of popular plotlines and characters, as assessment of reality in today's plots, which people watch soaps and why, specific plotlines for the 13 soaps presently aired, 40+ family trees illustrating program changes, the future of soaps--all are covered.

Author : Christine Geraghty
Publisher : Blackwell Publishing
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1991-08-26
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0745605680

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Women and Soap Opera by Christine Geraghty Pdf

This is the first major study of the roles of women in prime time soap operas. In a comparative analysis of British and North American television soaps, Christine Geraghty examines the relationship between the narratives on the screen and the women viewers who make up the traditional soap audience. Within the structure of many of the most popular soaps, such as Dallas, Dynasty, Coronation Street and EastEnders, the split between public and personal life, reason and emotion, work and leisure is turned into a lynchpin of the plot. The author argues that these themes are also linked to broader social divisions between men and women, divisions which soap operas both question and develop as a source of pleasure. Geraghty analyses the critical role of women characters in the families and communities of soaps and suggests that the utopian possibilities of soaps can be used not just to maintain the status quo, but to promote change and influence attitudes and prejudices. She examines the way in which soaps have been transformed in the last decade, looking at how issues of class, race, sexual orientation and feminism have been handled in the programmes. She argues that in pursuing new audiences more recent soaps such as Brookside may have put at risk the pleasures they have traditionally offered their women viewers. Women and Soap Opera is a detailed, thoughtful and wide-ranging analysis which will become a central work in women’s studies and media and cultural studies courses.