Annotated Bibliography

Barnouw, Erik. Tube of Plenty: The Evolution of American Television . Oxford University Press, 1990.
This book is a detailed exploration of the history of radio and television. It discusses the politics behind television, various regulations that have been imposed, the evolution of television stations, broadcasted shows, as well as the effects of television on society.

Bleikorn, Samantha. The Mini Mod Sixties Book. Last Gasp, 2005.
This is an illustrated book on Mod Fashion in the late 50s to early 70s. It discusses some social and cultural events during the above eras and how fashion was influenced by these events. This book would be informative for anyone who is interested in fashion and costume design or someone interested in seeing how world events effect the way we dress.

Brunsdon, Charlotte; Spigel, Lynn. Feminist Television Criticism: A Reader. Open
University Press, 2007.
This book explores feminism in television, both on and off camera and includes pieces written by several different people. It also discusses the audience of female viewers, historical information involving women and television, and political movements. This book is a great source for those interested in feminism, television, gender studies and culture.

Dominick, Joseph R.  The Portrayal of Women in Prime Time. Sex Roles Volume 5,     Number 4, 405-411: (1953–1977) Print.
This journal analyzes over 1000 television programs on primetime television from 1953–1977 and discusses the amount and use of women in television during these dates. It concludes that women were underrepresented on television and frequently seen in stereotyped roles. This is a helpful journal for those wanting gathered data and numbers to support research on the representation of women in early television.

Fuller, Todd.  Sitcoms online.  <http:www.sitcomsonline.com>, 1999.
This website has an extensive list of television shows with links to further references. It is helpful for finding sitcom specific information such as, episode lists and air dates. It also includes video and audio clip links.

Halberstam, David. The Fifties. Ballantine Books, 1994.
This book discusses all things 50s from political upheaval to television and the influence it had on society. The books goes into depth the transformation and social change throughout the era  within the United States. It gives a thoroughly examination of history and its effects on life as we know it today. This book would be an excellent source for people interested history, politics, media, pop culture and sociology.

Holmes, John R. The Wizardry of Ozzie: Breaking Character in Early Television. Journal  of Popular Culture Volume 23, Issue 2, pages 93–102,1989, Print.
This journal article discusses identity, social role with particular focus on Ozzie from the television show, “The adventures of Ozzie and Harriet” as well as the appeal of soap opera television.  This article would particularly helpful to those studying identity, social roles/expectations, pop culture and television.

Internet Archive. <www.archive.org> , 1996.
This website is an extensive source of collected digital media. It includes: text, moving image, audio clips, links and more. This is a great source to locate hard to find media of political and cultural importance. It is extensive with hundreds of thousands items and also offers the ability to retrieve information from links that are no longer available.

Kenneth, Allan; Coltrane, Scott. Gender display in television commercials: A comparative study of television commercials in the 1950s and 1980s. Sex Roles, Vol 35 pages 3-46,1996, Print.
This journal article is a comparison of television commercials from early television and the 1980s. It investigates the roles of men and women and come to the conclusion that while the portrayal of women has changed, that of men has stayed significantly the same. This article is helpful for those interested in commercials, gender studies and the changes in media.

(unknown), Lisa. Lisa’s Nostalgia Café.     <http://www.angelfire.com/retro2/lisa/nostalgia.html>, 2002.
This website is a collection of era specific compiled information. It contains various facts about culture of each era and includes links to other sources. This website is useful for general information as well as a starting point in finding links to more detail information.

Marling, Karal Ann.  As Seen On TV: The Visual Culture of Everyday Life in the 1950s.   Harvard University Press, 1994.
This book is about the various influences of television in the 50s as well as the importance of real world events to television. It also includes information on the social norms of the era. This is a good book for people interested in Americana, pop culture of the 50s and television/media studies.

Meyerowitz, Joanne. Not June Cleaver: Women and Gender in Postwar America, 1945-    1960 (Critical Perspectives on the Past). Temple University Press, 1994.
This book is a critical study about the roles of women between  the time period of the 40s-60s. It also looks in depth at women of different ethnic groups and economic statuses. The book provides a wealth of  information on women who did not fit the role of the typical housewife, those that worked, were single and so forth. The book also discusses how these early ideals led to the movement of women’s rights. This book would be useful to those interested in politics, history, gender studies, Women’s Rights, and early ethnicity studies within the US.

Nelson, Ozzie. The Essential Ozzie & Harriet Collection. Mill Creek Entertainment,     2007.
This is the DVD release of the television show, “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet”, which follows the everyday life of the Nelson family.

Nyatt, Weston. 1950s Sitcoms. 2000.
This is an essay on sitcoms of the 1950s. It includes a discussion on a  diversity of television shows. It is particularly useful in finding detailed explanations of television shows. This would be helpful to those with little viewing experience  of early television, and give them a broad understanding of the basic storylines of specific shows of the era.

Spigel, Lynn. TV by Design: Modern Art and the Rise of Network Television. University  of Chicago Press, 2009.

This book evaluates media culture and examines many of the different aspects of television from visuals, styles and television personalities to social issues such a stereotypes and representation of particular groups of people.  This book was particularly helpful in my research by providing supporting information for my paper through the topics labeled as: ‘subversives in TV dramas’ and ‘housewives’.

Spigel, Lynn. Make room for TV: Television and the Family Ideal in Postwar America.   University of Chicago Press, 1992.
This book is evaluates how television effected the lives of its viewers during the era of early television. It discusses how everything from the expected role of women to how a home is decorated, was influenced by television programming. This book is particularly useful for those interested in Women’s Studies, stereotypes and the influence of media on the viewer.

The Domestic Wife. <http://thedomesticwife.blogspot.com/>, 2005.
This website is a collection of early television imagery along with satirical commentary.

Tokar, Norman. Leave It To Beaver: The Complete Series. Shout! Factory, 2010.
This is the DVD release of the complete series of “Leave it to Beaver”. It is a television series that follows the adventures of brothers Theodore and Wally in the 50s and 60s.

Wikipedia. <http://www.wikipedia.org/>,  2001.
User written encyclopedia with general information on a variety of topics. (Specifically used in this paper to find dates and various television show synopsis.)