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Historians on Housewives : fashion, performance, and power on Bravo reality TV /

"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...

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Other Authors:	Calahane, Kacey (Editor), Millward, Jessica (Editor), Speare, Max (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2025]
Subjects:	Bravo Cable Network. Real Housewives television programs > Social aspects. Reality television programs > United States. Housewives > History. Women in popular culture. United States > Social life and customs > 21st century. Femmes au foyer > Histoire. Femmes dans la culture populaire. États-Unis > Mœurs et coutumes > 21e siècle. HISTORY / United States / 21st Century. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / General.

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