02553nam a2200433Ii 4500 9781787699458 UtOrBLW 20251029120218.0 m o d cr un||||||||| 190415s2019 enk o 001 0 eng d 9781787699458 (e-book) UtOrBLW eng rda UtOrBLW e-uk--- PN1991.77.A7 G46 2019 JFCA bicssc SOC022000 bisacsh 791.4 Gender, sex and gossip in Ambridge : women in the Archers / edited by Cara Courage, and Nicola Headlam. Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019. ©2019 1 online resource (xv, 201 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes indexes. Prelims -- Preface -- Section One Inside Ambridge -- Section Two Women's talk: informal information networks that sustain the village -- Section Three Gendered expectations: within the home -- Section Four Gendered expectations: beyond the home -- Index of Ambridge residents -- Index. The intrepid team of researchers who brought you Custard, Culverts and Cake: Academics on Life in The Archers return with a hard-hitting exposé on the lives of the women of Ambridge. In this new book, the Archers Academics are joined by former The Archers editor, Alison Hindell and real-life Academic Archer Dr Charlotte Connor (a.k.a. Susan Carter), to examine the power of gossip in Ambridge, portrayals of love, marriage, and motherhood, female education and career expectations, women's mental health and the hard-won right of women to play cricket.Gender, Sex and Gossip in Ambridge gives the reader a deeper understanding of the real life issues covered in the programme, an insight into the residents of Ambridge, and validation that hours of listening to The Archers is, in fact, academic research. Archers (Radio program) 59827 Radio programs Great Britain Criticism and interpretation. 59828 Social Science Popular Culture. bisacsh 59385 Popular culture. bicssc 57605 Courage, Cara, editor. 59829 Headlam, Nicola, editor. 59830 9781787699489 https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/doi/10.1108/9781787699458 51578 51578