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© 2022, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh

© 2022, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Figures vi
  4. Acknowledgements vii
  5. Introduction: Scenes from the Suburbs 1
  6. CHAPTER 1 Pleasantville: The Suburb as World 21
  7. CHAPTER 2 Happiness: The Suburb and Film Style 55
  8. CHAPTER 3 The Simpsons and King of the Hill: The Suburb as Texture 81
  9. CHAPTER 4 Desperate Housewives: The Suburb as Social Space 109
  10. CHAPTER 5 Teen Noir: The Suburb as Lived Space 135
  11. Conclusion: ‘Upward, Yet Not Northward’ 170
  12. Bibliography 175
  13. Filmography 189
  14. Teleography 192
  15. Index 194
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Figures vi
  4. Acknowledgements vii
  5. Introduction: Scenes from the Suburbs 1
  6. CHAPTER 1 Pleasantville: The Suburb as World 21
  7. CHAPTER 2 Happiness: The Suburb and Film Style 55
  8. CHAPTER 3 The Simpsons and King of the Hill: The Suburb as Texture 81
  9. CHAPTER 4 Desperate Housewives: The Suburb as Social Space 109
  10. CHAPTER 5 Teen Noir: The Suburb as Lived Space 135
  11. Conclusion: ‘Upward, Yet Not Northward’ 170
  12. Bibliography 175
  13. Filmography 189
  14. Teleography 192
  15. Index 194
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