Fall 2008 - The Johns Hopkins University Press

New in PaperbackWomen Filmmakersin Early HollywoodKaren Ward MaharWomen Filmmakers in EarlyHollywood explores when,how, and why the industryaccepted women as filmmakersin the 1910s and why,by the 1920s, those opportunitieshad disappeared. Inlooking at the issue in termsof workplace, Karen WardMahar not only unravels themystery of the disappearingfemale filmmaker but uncoversthe complicated relationshipsamong gender, workculture, and business withinmodern industrial organizations.“With meticulous scholarship and fluid writing, Mahar tells the storyof this golden era of female filmmaking . . . Women Filmmakers inEarly Hollywood is not to be missed.” —Women’s Review of Books“A scrupulously researched and argued analysis of how and why womenmade great professional and artistic gains in the U.S. film industryfrom 1906 to the mid-1920s and why they lost most of that grounduntil the late twentieth century.” —Journal of American History“Women Filmmakers in Early Hollywood offers convincing evidenceof how economic forces shaped women’s access to film productionand presents a complex and engaging story of the women who tookadvantage of those opportunities.” —Business History Review“Mahar views the business of making movies from the inside out,focusing on questions about changing industrial models and workconventions. At her best, she shows how the industry’s shiftingbusiness history impacted women’s opportunities, recasting currentunderstanding about the American film industry’s development.”—Reviews in American HistoryKaren Ward MahaR is an associate professor of history atSiena College, New York.Studies in Industry and SocietyPhilip B. Scranton, Series EditorSesame Street and the Reformof Children’s TelevisionRobert W. MorrowOutstanding Academic Title, 2007, Choice magazineBy the late 1960s more thana few critics of Americanculture groused about thecondition of television programmingand, in particular,the quality and contentof television shows for children.In the eyes of the reform-minded,commercialtelevision crassly exploitedyoung viewers; its violenceand tastelessness served nohigher purpose than the bottomline.The Children’s TelevisionWorkshop (CTW)—and its fresh approach to writing andproducing programs for kids—emerged from this growingconcern. Sesame Street—CTW’s flagship, hour-long show—aimed to demonstrate how television could help all preschoolers,including low-income urban children, preparefor first grade. In this engaging study Robert W. Morrowexplores the origins and inner workings of CTW, how theworkshop in New York scripted and designed Sesame Street,and how the show became both a model for network televisionas well as a thorn in its side.“An insightful look at American children’s television.”—Library Journal“[An] accessible, well-researched introduction to the people andprinciples behind the show’s creation.”—Choice“Morrow’s engaging and straightforward book takes us back to thatmoment in the late 1960s when Sesame Street struggled into existence,and when programming was not yet brought to us by the letter ‘S.’”—American Historical ReviewRobert W. MORROW is an assistant professor of history atMorgan State University.October 336 pages 6 x 9 27 halftones978-0-8018-9084-0 0-8018-9084-5 $25.00(s) / £14.00 pbamerican HistoryOctober 256 pages 6 x 9 14 halftones, 2 line drawings978-0-8018-9085-7 0-8018-9085-3 $25.00(s) / £14.00 pbamerican HistoryHardcover edition published in 2006, 978-0-8018-8436-8, 0-8018-8436-5 Hardcover edition published in 2005, 978-0-8018-8230-2, 0-8018-8230-3THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS www.press.jhu.edu 64