The thesis examines the relationship between Martha Stewart's rendition of domesticity and a broader cultural trend of the late 1990s U.S. domestic retreatism. It argues that the mode of construction and representation of the "domestic dream" in Stewart's programs cannot be examined outside of such concepts as class and ethnicity, whose understanding depends on the cultural, social, and political context of a given era, a context, in which they become transparent as aspects of the Western (white, patriarchal) status quo. Performing a deconstructive reading of these categories as employed by Stewart in the process of creation of her media persona, the thesis examines what the negative as well as positive reactions to "Martha Stewart" convey about the condition of American society of the late 1990s and early 2000s.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc4267 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Chmielewska, Katarzyna |
| Contributors | Benshoff, Harry, Kompare, Derek, Levin, C. Melinda |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | Use restricted to UNT Community, Copyright, Chmielewska, Katarzyna, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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