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Following its meteoric rise, the Emmy award-winning series Schitt’s Creek (2015-2020) has become a cultural force with its catchphrases and meme-able moments. In Class, Identity, and Finding the Right Wine in Schitt’s Creek: A Place To Love, contributors focus on three central themes explored in the series: love, place, and identity. While considering the intersections of these themes, chapters analyze the representation of class, sexuality, community, self-growth, fashion, and fans, putting the show in dialogue with classic literature from Thomas Hardy and Charles Dickens, as well as contextualizing it alongside its television peers and predecessors. The book argues that Schitt’s Creek, at its core, derives its power and impact from telling the story of a family whose members reconnect with each other while discovering their own individual selfhoods in the process. Employing philosophical and psychological interpretations, engaging with fan studies, trauma theory, and place studies, and applying feminist and queer readings, chapters offer a variety of lenses through which to read the show. Ultimately, the book argues that Schitt’s Creek’s inclusive ideologies and strongly formed characters encourage a process of self-growth and acceptance with an emotional and intellectual depth that recognizes the value of self and community.
James Deys is associate professor of English at Nichols College.Kellie Deys is professor of English at Nichols College.Nikki Anderson is assistant professor of English at Nichols College.
Introduction James Deys and Kellie Deys Chapter 1: “Merry Christmas, Johnny Rose”: Schitt’s Creek as an Aseasonal Christmas ShowMax Romanowski Chapter 2: Queer Creek: Celebration, Inclusion, and Representation of the LGBTQ+ CommunityNikki Anderson Chapter 3: Roses Blooming: Schitt’s Creek and Developing Self-Love Kellie Deys Chapter 4: “A Wealthy Family Who Lost Everything”: What Schitt’s Creek Says About Class and Culture in the 21st CenturyErin Giannini Chapter 5: Schitt's Creek as Rural Fantasy: A Transformative Place to Love James Deys?Chapter 6: Far From the Madding Crowd: Modernity, Community, and the Rural Imagination in Schitt’s Creek Rebecca MillsChapter 7: “Walk[ing] Through Life in Really Nice Shoes”: Alexis Rose’s Fashion as Crisis Ordinary and Extreme Domesticity in Schitt’s Creek Christina XanChapter 8: Smiling No Matter What: Analyzing the Suppressed Rage of Jocelyn Schitt in Schitt’s Creek Judith Clemens-Smucker Chapter 9: “Um, Yes. Love That Journey For Me.”: Schitt’s Creek Fans and the Stories They Tell Through Fan Art Hannah Sophie Schiffner
This edited collection is full of theoretically sophisticated articles while still being accessible enough for engaged undergraduates. The chapters surprised and often delighted me with their insights… I will enjoy talking with my students about the book!
