![]() ![]() Yet, despite this ubituity, with no formal definition of the contept, the suburbs have developed in our collective imagination through representations in popular culture, from Terry and June to Desparate Housewives. Seeking culture in a cultural void? : the relationship between suburbia and popular culture - Writing suburbia : the periphery in novels - The sound of the suburbs : noise from out of nowhere? - Pastoral paradises and social realism : cinematic representations of suburban complexity - Suburbia on the box - Women on the edge? : representations of the post-war suburban woman in popular culture to the present day - Darkness on the edge of town : mapping 'Asian' London in popular culture - Conclusion : same as it ever was? Summary: "We all know what suburbia is, indeed the majority of us live in it. ![]()
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