TY - BOOK
T1 - Women Scientists in American Television Comedy
T2 - Beakers, Big Bangs and Broken Hearts
AU - Judd, Karina
AU - Gaul, Bridget
AU - Jürgens, Anna-Sophie
PY - 2025/2/6
Y1 - 2025/2/6
N2 - This book explores how women scientists are portrayed in hit American TV comedies The Big Bang Theory, Never Have I Ever, and Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist using a science communication lens. The authors illuminate how comedy, especially irony and satire, communicate complex ideas about gender and science - both reflecting and challenging stereotypes about women in science. Perfect for fans of science, humor, media, and feminism, Women Scientists in American Television Comedy: Beakers, Big Bangs and Broken Hearts highlights the roles science communication, humor and pop culture play in shaping our understanding of women in STEM.
AB - This book explores how women scientists are portrayed in hit American TV comedies The Big Bang Theory, Never Have I Ever, and Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist using a science communication lens. The authors illuminate how comedy, especially irony and satire, communicate complex ideas about gender and science - both reflecting and challenging stereotypes about women in science. Perfect for fans of science, humor, media, and feminism, Women Scientists in American Television Comedy: Beakers, Big Bangs and Broken Hearts highlights the roles science communication, humor and pop culture play in shaping our understanding of women in STEM.
UR - https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-81525-6
M3 - Book
BT - Women Scientists in American Television Comedy
PB - Palgrave Macmillian
ER -