Mad Men salon
Struggle in a World of Privilege: A Mad Men Salon
by Pamela Merritt, RH Reality Check
August 21, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)
Even as we anticipate watching the women who work at Sterling Cooper struggle with changing gender roles, we are watching that struggle take place in a privileged world.
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You Can't Keep the Lid On Forever: A Mad Men Salon
by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check
August 20, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)
"Mad Men" is all about the hard truths, and the hard truth is that being a woman forging her own path in the early 60s was very lonely indeed.
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Pour A Stoli While the World Burns: A Mad Men Salon
by Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check
August 18, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)
Hold on to your hats: the 60s are coming to Sterling Cooper! Will Don Draper and his ilk go from icons of cool to losers holding back the tide of progress?
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"Mad Men" Salon: America's Struggle with Race, Shaken Not Stirred
by Pamela Merritt, RH Reality Check
August 14, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)
Mad Men presents an exploration of race, class, and gender in the not-so-distant past that challenges the notion that all was well back in the day and keeps this fan coming back for more.
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Women or Objects? A "Mad Men" Salon
by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check
August 13, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)
True, second wave feminists didn't burn their bras--or their girdles or their garters--but "Mad Men" suggests that they probably should have.
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Nostalgia for Those Louts: A "Mad Men" Salon
by Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check
August 12, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)
Astute and unflinching examination of gender politics has proved to be the secret of the rise of "Mad Men" in popular culture. RH Reality Check is hosting a salon on the program.
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