| Description |
xiii, 273 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction: Welcome to the age of un-innocence -- Pt. I. Sex, Sexuality and Relationships -- 1. 'What's the harm in believing?': Mr. Big, Mr. Perfect, and the romantic quest for Sex and the City's Mr. Right / Joanna di Mattia -- 2. The museum of unnatural history: male freaks and Sex and the City / David Greven -- 3. Sexuality in the City / Mandy Merck -- Pt. II. Socio-Sexual Identities and the Single Girl -- 4. Orgasms and empowerment: Sex and the City and the third wave feminism / Astrid Henry -- 5. Sister Carrie meets Carrie Bradshaw: exploring progress, politics and the single woman in Sex and the City and beyond / Ashley Nelson -- 6. Sex and the citizen in Sex and the City's New York / Susan Zieger -- Pt. III. Fashion and Cultural Identities -- 7. 'Fashion is the fifth character': fashion, costume and character in Sex and the City / Stella Bruzzi and Pamela Church Gibson -- 8. Sex and the City: a fashion editor's dream? / Anna Konig -- 9. 'My Manolos, my self': Manolo Blahnik, shoes and desire / Sarah Niblock -- Pt. IV. Narrative, Genre and Intertextuality -- 10. Neurotic in New York: the Woody Allen touches in Sex and the City / Tom Grochowski -- 11. Sex, confession and witness / Jonathan Bignell -- 12. Ms. Parker and the Vicious Circle: female narrative and humour in Sex and the City / Kim Akass and Janet McCabe -- Pt. V. Fandom, Flanerie and Desiring Identity -- 13. In love with Sarah Jessica Parker: celebrating female fandom and friendship in Sex and the City / Deborah Jermyn -- 14. Through a glass, malarkey / Lucia Rahilly -- 15. Outsiders in the city / Ashley Nelson -- 16. Carried away in Manhattan / Kim Akass and Janet McCabe -- 17. Coulda', shoulda', Prada: shopping for Satori and strappy sandals in Sex and the City / Mark W. Bundy -- App. Episode guide -- App. Film and TV guide |
| Summary |
"Sex and the City was an instant hit when it was first aired on HBO in 1998. Few television series have had such an impact on our contemporary culture. Among the issues explored by contributors are sex and modern relationships, male archetypes and the search for Mr Right; fashion and fashion journalism; third-wave feminism, citizenship and the single girl; television and fairytales and the crossover between television and film. The book also explores the fan culture surrounding the show and features contributors' personal responses t the Sex and the City location tour." -- BACK COVER |
| Notes |
TV tie-in |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-264) and index |
| SUBJECT |
Sex and the city (Television program) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no00044326
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| Subject |
Television comedies -- United States -- History and criticism.
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| Author |
McCabe, Janet.
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Akass, Kim.
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| LC no. |
00002544 |
| ISBN |
1850434239 paperback |
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