{"product_id":"tv-female-foursomes-and-their-fans-featuring-the-golden-girls-designing-women-living-single-sex-and-the-city-girlfriends-cashmere-mafia-and-hot-paperback","title":"TV Female Foursomes and Their Fans: Featuring The Golden Girls, Designing Women, Living Single, Sex and the City, Girlfriends, Cashmere Mafia and Hot - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWendy A. Burns-Ardolino\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Girls, Designing Women, Living Single, Sex and the City, Girlfriends, Cashmere Mafia\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHot in Cleveland\u003c\/i\u003e stand out as some of America's favorite television series. Their lovable \"female foursome\" characters engage in witty banter as they challenge American stereotypes about sex, love, family, work and community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e These sitcoms and comedy-dramas live on as cable TV re-runs and through online fan communities, demonstrating mass appeal across generations of women and men. Connecting fan commentary with analysis by television scholars, this book explores the development of these series from the 1980s on, with a focus on the role of fan cultures in \"reproducing\" these popular American shows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWendy A. Burns-Ardolino\u003c\/b\u003e currently serves as the Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at University of Houston-Downtown. She has taught a variety of courses across the disciplines of cultural, media and women's studies and published in the areas of body studies, feminist theory, globalization, and popular culture. Dr. Burns-Ardolino holds a PhD in Cultural Studies and MA in English (Teaching of Writing and Literature) from George Mason University. She lives in Houston, Texas with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 07, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48265088401629,"sku":"9780786458523","price":64.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/IZoswTElzh9780786458523.webp?v=1785162921","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/tv-female-foursomes-and-their-fans-featuring-the-golden-girls-designing-women-living-single-sex-and-the-city-girlfriends-cashmere-mafia-and-hot-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}