{"product_id":"where-the-aunts-are-family-feminism-and-kinship-in-popular-culture-paperback-1","title":"Where the Aunts Are: Family, Feminism, and Kinship in Popular Culture - 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\u003ePatricia J. Sotirin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLaura L. Ellingson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the aunt is one of the most iconic and beloved figures in popular culture, the societal role and import of real-life contemporary aunts are difficult to pin down. In some settings, she is the sole supporter, caregiver, or surrogate mother and exceeds her familial function as an aunt. In others, she subtly--or not so subtly--transgresses the assumed narrative of feminine identity. Surveying characters from Aunt Bee and Auntie Em to \u003ci\u003eBernie Mac's \u003c\/i\u003eAunt Wanda and \u003ci\u003eHouse of Payne's \u003c\/i\u003eAunt Ella and countless living, breathing aunts across the country, \u003ci\u003eWhere the Aunts Are\u003c\/i\u003e re-visions the ideals of family, femininity, and kinship and, in the process, offers a hopeful and progressive recognition of the multiple possibilities of womanhood in modern culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaura L. Ellingson is Patrick A. Donohoe, S.J. Professor of Communication at Santa Clara University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatricia J. Sotirin is Professor of Communication at Michigan Technological University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 254\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47685237801181,"sku":"9781602586635","price":75.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/tQbxDZeW2E9781602586635_3bdc4cf8-b81a-4fad-912a-038214dc855f.webp?v=1774008049","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/where-the-aunts-are-family-feminism-and-kinship-in-popular-culture-paperback-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}