American History
Andy Cohen
Bravo
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Fashion
Gender and Sexuality
Historical Memory
History
housewifery
Intimate Partner and Domestic Violence
Media Studies
Performance
popular culture
Power
Race
Real Housewives
Reality Television
Southern Charm
Vanderpump Rules
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- ISBN 9781469686271
- Weight: 590g
- Dimensions: 155 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 18 Mar 2025
- Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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According to popular stereotype, Bravo reality television portrays vapid, one-dimensional characters tearing each other down for viewers' enjoyment. Whether The Real Housewives taps into our voyeuristic urges, our fascination with wealth and class, or the allure of the sheer spectacle of grown women yelling at one another, the show is truly a cultural phenomenon—and a global one, with more than twenty international spin-offs. Historians on Housewives looks past the show's reputation as lowbrow, unscripted reality television and unveils deeper historical meanings behind some of Bravo's best-known programs and franchises.
This collection of ten essays is both a celebration of the bizarre behavior of the Real Housewives and a critical theorizing the importance of the shows and the Housewives themselves. Historians on Housewives explores relationships between historical topics and themes and some of Bravo's most iconic moments to demonstrate the usefulness of Bravo television as a tool for making history accessible. With contributions from scholars representing an impressive historical breadth, from the Roman Empire to the civil rights movement and beyond, the volume carves out a space for serious treatment of the franchise, fusing scholarship with pop culture to suggest interdisciplinary approaches for "doing history" that appeal to popular and academic audiences alike.
Contributors are Nicole L. Anslover, Martina Baldwin, Emilie M.Brinkman, Marcia Chatelain, Jennifer C. Edwards, Jennifer M. Fogel, Tanisha C. Ford, Noah D. Guynn, Rosemarie Jones, Haley Schroer, Kristalyn M. Shefvelend, and Serenity Sutherland.
This collection of ten essays is both a celebration of the bizarre behavior of the Real Housewives and a critical theorizing the importance of the shows and the Housewives themselves. Historians on Housewives explores relationships between historical topics and themes and some of Bravo's most iconic moments to demonstrate the usefulness of Bravo television as a tool for making history accessible. With contributions from scholars representing an impressive historical breadth, from the Roman Empire to the civil rights movement and beyond, the volume carves out a space for serious treatment of the franchise, fusing scholarship with pop culture to suggest interdisciplinary approaches for "doing history" that appeal to popular and academic audiences alike.
Contributors are Nicole L. Anslover, Martina Baldwin, Emilie M.Brinkman, Marcia Chatelain, Jennifer C. Edwards, Jennifer M. Fogel, Tanisha C. Ford, Noah D. Guynn, Rosemarie Jones, Haley Schroer, Kristalyn M. Shefvelend, and Serenity Sutherland.
Kacey Calahane is assistant professor of history at Chaffey College.
Jessica Millward is associate professor of history and African American studies at the University of California Irvine.
Max Speare is associate professor of history at Saddleback College.
Jessica Millward is associate professor of history and African American studies at the University of California Irvine.
Max Speare is associate professor of history at Saddleback College.
