Scenes from the suburbs : the suburb in contemporary US film and television

GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup(['ISBN:9780748691661','ISBN:9780748691678','ISBN:9780748691685']); A study of suburban space in American film and television (http://www.euppublishing.com/userimages/ContentEditor/1403703560942/VERMEULEN%20intro_wm.pdf) Read and download the introduction for free here (pdf) Suburbia. Say the word and a stream of images pass before your eyes: white picket fence, neatly mowed lawns, winding roads nicely lined with trees, pastel-tinted bungalows, bored housewives, conspicuous consumption. We all know what the suburbs are about. Or do we? This book looks again at the filmic and televised spaces we think we know so well. How are these spaces built up? What is it that makes us recognize them as suburbs? How do they function? By exploring in detail the hometowns of Desperate Housewives , The Simpsons , King of the Hill , Happiness , Pleasantville , Brick and Chumscrubber , Scenes from the Suburbs examines what it means to be suburban today. An essential read for academics concerned with the ways in which our understandings of space and place change, this book is particularly relevant for students and researchers in Suburban Studies, Film and Television Studies and Urban Geography. ## A study of suburban space in American film and television **[Read and download the introduction for free here (pdf)](http://www.euppublishing.com/userimages/ContentEditor/1403703560942/VERMEULEN%20intro_wm.pdf)** Suburbia. Say the word and a stream of images pass before your eyes: white picket fence, neatly mowed lawns, winding roads nicely lined with trees, pastel-tinted bungalows, bored housewives, conspicuous consumption. We all know what the suburbs are about. Or do we? This book looks again at the filmic and televised spaces we think we know so well. How are these spaces built up? What is it that makes us recognize them as suburbs? How do they function? By exploring in detail the hometowns of __Desperate Housewives__, __The Simpsons__, __King of the Hill__, __Happiness__, __Pleasantville__, __Brick__ and __Chumscrubber__, __Scenes from the Suburbs__ examines what it means to be suburban today. An essential read for academics concerned with the ways in which our understandings of space and place change, this book is particularly relevant for students and researchers in Suburban Studies, Film and Television Studies and Urban Geography. This Is A Study Of The Representation Of Suburban Space In Us Film And Television. Suburbia. Say The Word And A Stream Of Images Pass Before Your Eyes: White Picket Fence, Neatly Mowed Lawns, Winding Roads Nicely Lined With Trees, Pastel Tinted Bungalows, Bored Housewives, Conspicuous Consumption. We All Know What The Suburbs Are About. Or Do We? This Book Looks Again At The Filmic And Televised Spaces We Think We Know So Well. How Are These Spaces Built Up? What Is It That Makes Us Recognize Them As Suburbs? How Do They Function? Exploring The Hometowns Of, Amongst Others, Desperate Housewives, The Simpsons, Pleasantville And Brick, Scenes From The Suburbs Examines What It Means To Be Suburban Today. It Focuses Exclusively On Cinematic And Televisual Representations Of Us Suburbs. It Uses The Lens Of The Suburb To View Canonical Films And Television Programmes In A Completely Different Light. It Integrates Theory And Close Textual Analysis To Come To A New Understanding Of The Construction Of Visual Landscapes. - P. 4 Of Cover. Timotheus Vermeulen. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 175-188) And Index. "This is a study of the representation of suburban space in US film and television. Suburbia. Say the word and a stream of images pass before your eyes: white picket fence, neatly mowed lawns, winding roads nicely lined with trees, pastel tinted bungalows, bored housewives, conspicuous consumption. We all know what the suburbs are about. Or do we? This book looks again at the filmic and televised spaces we think we know so well. How are these spaces built up? What is it that makes us recognize them as suburbs? How do they function? Exploring the hometowns of, amongst others, Desperate Housewives, The Simpsons, Pleasantville and Brick, Scenes from the Suburbs examines what it means to be suburban today. It focuses exclusively on cinematic and televisual representations of US suburbs. It uses the lens of the suburb to view canonical films and television programmes in a completely different light. It integrates theory and close textual analysis to come to a new understanding of the construction of visual landscapes."--Page 4 of cover Suburbia. Say the word and a stream of images pass before your eyes: white picket fence, neatly mowed lawns, winding roads nicely lined with trees, pastel-tinted bungalows, bored housewives, conspicuous consumption. We all know what the suburbs are about. Or do we? This book looks again at the filmic and televised spaces we think we know so well. How are these spaces built up? What is it that makes us recognize them as suburbs? How do they function? By exploring in detail the hometowns of Desperate Housewives, The Simpsons, King of the Hill, Happiness, Pleasantville, Brick and Chumscrubber, Scenes from the Suburbs examines what it means to be suburban today. An essential read for academics concerned with the ways in which our understandings of space and place change, this book will be particularly relevant for students and researchers in Suburban Studies, Film and Television Studies and Urban Geography.