If you find yourself struggling to understand the appeal and success of 'Mad Men' it is worth reading the quote below from The Women of ‘Mad Men’: An Essay, on the Cultural Learnings site.
"After watching the series, young viewers with no recollection of the 1960s will have a greater understanding of the conditions women faced during this period, and this historical account of women’s rights in America is a valuable discourse in understanding these ideas. Mad Men is not just a series about its titular ad executives, but rather a series about the society of an earlier era in which women play a prominent if marginal role; it is this realistic portrayal which brings to light important barriers facing women both then and now, even without developing into the pinnacle of a feminist text."
Read more here.
No comments:
Post a Comment