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In this episode of Advanced TV Herstory, host Cynthia Bemis Abrams showcases the groundbreaking TV series China Beach (1988-1991), highlighting it as the epitome of exemplary writing and acting in…
Host Cynthia Bemis Abrams interviews Cuban-born actor Marlene Forte about her powerful career trajectory and the persistence it took to break stereotypes in TV and film. Forte shares her experience…
In this episode of Advanced TV Herstory, host Cynthia Bemis Abrams explores the cultural significance of daytime dramas with television scholar Dr. Elana Levine. Together, they examine how soap operas…
Advanced TV Herstory host Cynthia Bemis Abrams explores the feminist legacy of Dinah Shore, 20th century singer, TV icon, and unlikely trailblazer for women’s rights. Discover how Dinah used her…
In this episode of Advanced TV Herstory, host Cynthia Bemis Abrams explores a groundbreaking holiday episode of the classic television series Bewitched (1964-1972). The episode “Sisters at Heart” was broadcast…
In this episode of Advanced TV Herstory, host Cynthia Bemis Abrams examines the life and legacy of Agnes Nixon, the groundbreaking creator behind All My Children and One Life to…
Host Cynthia Bemis Abrams takes a deep look at a series that only ran for a single season, 2005-2006, Commander in Chief. Cynthia recounts how it aired during the Bush…
Advanced TV Herstory host Cynthia Bemis Abrams digs into the highly original and occasionally controversial character of Maude Finley of Maude, a 1972-1978 series that was spun off from All…
Recorded on location at the 2016 Cultural Studies Association national conference, host Cynthia Bemis Abrams talks with media studies experts Kathalene Razzano and Loubna Skalli about audience-participation shows from the…
In this back-to-school episode of Advanced TV Herstory, host Cynthia Bemis Abrams scans the decades of TV sitcoms and dramas that prominently featured a classroom setting. She discovered and relates…