Cold War Children's Television

Philadelphia as a Case Study

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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Cold War Children's Television: Philadelphia as a Case Study examines a culturally significant phenomenon of the Cold War—the locally produced hosted children's show. The Cold War era and the coming of age of commercial television were entwined not only chronologically but societally. The era of the locally produced hosted show closed in the wake of Sesame Street due to shifts in social policy, industry economics, and rising expectations for children programming. Through the lens of cultural and historical analysis, this book reveals that beyond that nostalgia lies a vital visual form that thrived in the Cold War era; one that reflected the ideals of childhood, media, and nation of a societal terrain from which the American children's television host emerged.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2023-10-30
Mått158 x 238 x 20 mm
Vikt454 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieChildren and Youth in Popular Culture
Antal sidor172
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781666927924

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Smart and bold in its claims, Vibiana Cvetkovic's book invites us to view early children's tv hosts from the lens of today. Hosts at once conformed to familiar roles and troubled them. Neither completely male nor female, adult nor child, teacher nor entertainer, parent nor friend, counselor nor salesperson... hosts were rather like 'impossible burgers' today. People wanted them to pass for a suburban bbq, but they nevertheless gently transformed the midcentury landscape with new possibilities and appetites.