Historians on Housewives

In which the Historians discuss pandemic life, first forays into reality tv, RHONJ and representation, segregation in Bergen county, and take a Bonko party game break.  Image courtesy of Rutgers University Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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In which the Historians kick off season 2 and sit down with Jason Herbert to discuss Historians at the Movies (#HATM), his work as an ethnographer for the Seminole Tribe, the politics of turtle moving in Florida, test our knowledge of movies, food and wine, and dabble in Top Chef. Image courtesy of Jason Herbert Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the season 1 finale of HonH, the Historians are joined by two listener favorites to talk about their 2019 Bravocon experience. All images courtesy of Max Speare Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In which one of the Historians own is in the hot seat discussing recent travels to Ghana, compare the RHOA women’s vacation to South Africa, Bravo depictions of Africa, explore Charity Folks and other Black women’s historic routes to freedom, converse about teaching and research methods that use the Bravo cannon, play the hardest Bonko Party yet, and much, much more! #1619project #KarinWulf #Omohu...

In which the Historians learn about how issues surrounding Intimate Partner Violence are reflected on BravoTV, discuss dynamics of internalizing abuse and the manifold ways IPV arises on the shows and in domestic relationships, design a Yacht day, and much, much more! Image courtesy of the National Domestic Violence Hotline and Rosie Jones Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...

In which the Historians learn about a Housewives connection in Chicago, discuss workplace power relations, surveillance, and employer policing on Below Deck and Below Deck Med, Flipping Out, and Vanderpump Rules, discuss some parallel and dissimilar treatment of unfree people in early America, play a round of ‘Foul on the Play’ and much, much more!  Image courtesy of University of Oregon...

In which the Historians learn from Dr. Catherine Koonar about US capitalism, consumption, and food based on her research of chocolate and the Hershey company, the myth of the “self-made” man, and its relation to  The Real Housewives,  comparing Milton Hershey’s larger-than-life brand to Andy Cohen, Ramona, Bethenny, and Vicki play high-low with the Housewives’ reported net worth, us...

In which the Historians discuss representations and depictions of fertility and infertility in popular culture, BravoTV and in real life; learn about women's health practices, particularly well-women's exams; discuss Dr. Silverman’s edited volume titled The Fantasy of Reality: Critical Essays on The Real Housewives (2015), play a new game called “Cheeseburger in Paradise, and much, much more! Imag...

The Historians talk about the importance of fashion and material culture for denoting race and ethnicity, class, and religious associations in colonial Spain, the accuracy of RHOD’s portrayal of Dallas culture, debate the possibility of a Housewives cage match, discuss the importance of material culture, learn about how materiality and attire alter individual behavior both on Bravo and within the...

In which the Historians respond to John Legend being named sexiest man alive, discuss the ways that Bravo shows relationship to feminism, how the Guidice’s experiences with incarceration, immigration, and deportation take on a different tone than what we might see at the border, the now infamous Andy Cohen interview with Teresa and Joe after his deportation, and much, much more! Image courtesy of...

HonH is taking this week off, but we’ll be back with an all new episode on January 15. For more HonH content, head over to Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram updates and opinions about the latest shows on BravoTV and Bravoleberties. Happy Holidays! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In which the Historians break out their textured jingle-bell sweaters for a special in-studio holiday edition of HonH to discuss the history of Santa Clause, put to rest the eternal question of whether Coto de Caza is the sticks, learn the long and storied history of BravoTV as well as about critical media literacy, the (lack of) guilty pleasures in watching reality television, hear about what int...

In which the Historians talk about BravoTV in the classroom, play politics with the Housewives, discuss the art of leveling criticism when someone’s got to go, the connections between BravoTV and the First Ladies, compare CSPAN notes, learn about how women inform male-centered presidential histories, grapple with some of the implications of a reality star president with Housewife supporters and de...

In which the Historians discuss the ways that elite reality stars think about money, learn about the #FergusonSyllabus, interrogate the ways that Bravo discusses issues pertaining to race and racism in America, converse over Bethenny Frankel’s disaster relief work, learn about how people indicate their social class based on their consumption patterns, think critically about the connections be...

In which the Historians learn about the Armenian Genocide, some of the implications and politics of genocide denial, how testimonials on the Housewives franchises can be great tools for understanding Lifewriting Theory, learn how shared grief helps shape community identity within the Armenian-American community, dig into the Kardiashians’ personal histories with the American Genocide, learn about...

In which the Historians learn about the many connections between Medieval Europe and Bravo including the similarities between Roman sumptuary laws and the Housewives, comparisons between Erika Jayne’s glam squad and Lancelot preparing for battle, why a chair spread disease, the ways that a Thuringian princess and Frankish queen, Saint Radegund, was like LVP, Jill Zarin, Karen Huger and other...

In which the Historians compare the men of Vanderpump Rules and Southern Charm, the privilege of extended adolescence, toxic masculinity, Bullying, feminist and LGBTQ+ representations on Bravo, Reiki therapy, guess “Who ‘Probably’ Did It,” the importance of female friendships to the project of feminism, and much much more!  Photo courtesy of California Polytechnic State University Hosted on A...

In which the Historians talk about the #HonH origin story, conferences, speculate about who isn’t Andy Cohen’s favorite housewife, the Suffrage Centennial, learn about what goes into making books, gab about Housewives’ product lines, and Dawn educates the Historians about the Housewives’ “apology economy.” Image Courtesy of Dawn Durante Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In which the Historians interview Dr. Tanisha C. Ford about the parallels between Karen Hueger and Molly Moon, the role of fashion in creating community and Project Runway, the politics of hosting parties, why clothes are so important to everyone’s day-to-day lives, why Million Dollar Listing LA is better than Million Dollar Listing New York, the eco-system of fashion, and much much more! Image co...

This episode the Historians on Housewives are joined by Tikia K. Hamilton to discuss her work on the history of school segregation in D.C., play Historians Hot Take: Lightning Round, explore the politics on RHOA and RHOP, and speculate about why Kim Fields produced a bounty hunters’ funeral. Tikia K. Hamilton, Image Courtesy of the History Department, Princeton University Hosted on Acast. See acas...

The Historians introduce themselves, play a game, and discuss the legacies of slavery and the family histories on Bravo's Southern Charm.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.