Common sense : intelligence as presented on popular television / edited by Lisa Holderman.

Other author Holderman, Lisa, 1967-
Format Book
Publication InfoLanham : Lexington Books, ©2008.
Descriptionviii, 301 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
Intellect on television.

Contents Introduction: intelligence on television / Lisa Holderman. Pt. I. Surveying smarts on the television landscape. The social construction of modern intelligence / Sari Thomas and Lisa Holderman -- Book, street, and techno smarts: the representation of intelligence on prime-time television / Susan G. Kahlenberg. Pt. II. Social class, gender, and youth culture. Better keep the egghead: pragmatism in The Simpsons / Mary T. Conway -- Keeping the intelligent woman "in her place" within the patriarchal social order: containing the unruliness of genius Brenda Chenowith on Six feet under / Kylo-Patrick R. Hart -- Being a nerd and negotiating intelligence in Buffy the vampire slayer / Holly Rendell-Moon -- Is school cool? Representations of academics and intelligence on teen television / Amy Richards Franzini. Pt. III. Scientists and science fiction. Sexy nerds: Ilya Kuryakin, Mr. Spock, and the image of the cerebral hero in television drama / Cynthia W. Walker and Amy H. Sturgis -- Brains in service of brawn: the scientist/soldier dynamic in science fiction television / Christine Mains -- The CSI effect: scientists and priming on prime-time television / Gary R. Pettney and Cheryl Campanella Bracken. Pt. IV. Talk shows and reality television. Media-constructed anti-intellectualism: the portrayal of experts in popular U.S. television talk shows / Lisa Holderman -- Portrayals of intelligence in reality television / Marilyn Ellzey and Alison Miller -- "Faking" intelligence? Representing intelligence in TLC's Faking it / Joan L. Conners.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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