The Great American Dream Machine satire PBS history of television culture wars Curator's Note This past summer, PBS affiliates aired a commemoration of the 40th anniversary of The Great American Dream Machine (PBS, 1971-1972), one of the earliest (an ...
The Kids Are Not Alright reality TV CBS Kid Nation class stratification labor capitalism exploitation Curator's Note The controversy over the new CBS reality show Kid Nation has focused in part on whether the TV network evaded child labor laws when f ...
Remembering Roseanne, Domestic Goddess sitcom feminism nostalgia 1990s domestic labor working class Curator's Note The glorification of the upscale “housewife” is hard to miss: From Desperate Housewives to the Real Housewives of Orange County to the ...
