Dreams and Disruption in the Fifties Sitcom

Authors

Joanne Morreale, Northeastern University

Abstract

“Dreams and Disruption in the Fifties Sitcom” considers the cultural work of dreams in fifties sitcoms. It explores the ways in which the visual excess of dreams in the realistic domestic sitcom destabilizes narrative form and content. Dreams and fantasies speak the unspoken and undermine the harmonious image of the family presented by the narrative.

Recommended Citation

Morreale, Joanne (2015) "Dreams and Disruption in the Fifties Sitcom," The Journal of e-Media Studies: Vol. 4: Iss. 1, Article 4.
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1349/PS1.1938-6060.A.453
Available at: https://digitalcommons.dartmouth.edu/joems/vol4/iss1/4