You might try my new book, PRIME TIME LAW: FICTIONAL TELEVISION AS LEGAL NARRATIVE, which I co-edit with colleague Bob Jarvis. The book focuses on law and lawyers in fictional television and the 18 contributors have written not only about particular shows but also about law in genres such as westerns, situation comedies, science fiction, etc. There are also chapters on women lawyers and young lawyers. The book has just been published (in paper and cloth) by Carolina Academic Press. It is available through the Barnes and Noble web site (Amazon is a little slow and Borders listed it as out of print so it may take them a little while to make the correction). Also available through the publisher at (919) 489-7486 or through their web site at http://www.cap-press.com <http://www.cap-press.com> Forgive the self-promotion here but it seemed relevant to your query. Paul R Joseph, Professor of Law and Director of International Programs. Nova Southeastern University Law Center, 3305 College Ave., Fort Lauderdale FL 33314. (954) 262-6171 (v), (954) 262-3835 (fax). -----Original Message----- From: Lisa R. Barry [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Friday, July 24, 1998 8:01 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Television history articles and films Tasha asked: >For an Upper-level undergraduate course on American Television, I'm looking >for articles and documentaries dealing with television (both about specific >shows and other issues/approaches) in the '60s, late '70s and '80s. Any >suggestions? I would like to recommend Bonnie Dow's PRIME-TIME FEMINISM: TELEVISION, MEDIA CULTURE, AND THE WOMEN'S MOVEMENT SINCE 1970. Published in 1996, and based in part on her dissertation, Dow examines "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "One Day at a Time," "Designing Women," "Murphy Brown," and "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman." She offers insightful comments and analyses of the shows, contextualizing them within the women's movement since 1970, and brings to light many contradictions within the texts themselves. You also might want to look at Lauren Rabinovitz' "Sitcoms and Single Moms: Representations of Feminism on American TV." CINEMA JOURNAL Fall 1989. She looks at some of the same series, but also at others, and offers a different perspective than Dow. Good luck! Lisa :-) ======================================= ". . .feminism is a politics with material consequences that entails hard choices, hard work, and a commitment to collective action." --Bonnie Dow ======================================= Lisa R. Barry Ph.D. Candidate The Pennsylvania State University 234 Sparks Building University Park, PA 16802 [log in to unmask] http://www.personal.psu.edu/lrb7 ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.tcf.ua.edu/screensite ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.tcf.ua.edu/screensite