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Pass the Asparagus: Defining the American Film and Television Family Through Table Manners. Sam Mendes’ American Beauty (1999). Photo source: fckyeskspacey.tumblr.com. Connie Yost - Film & Media - May 2014. Colonial American Dining Experience
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Pass the Asparagus: Defining the American Film and Television Family Through Table Manners Sam Mendes’ American Beauty (1999). Photo source: fckyeskspacey.tumblr.com Connie Yost - Film & Media - May 2014
Colonial American Dining Experience Photo source: historicalfictionalightintime.blogspot.com Colonial House (2004) PBS Miniseries. Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHIEL9owQzI
Victorian Values and the Industrial Revolution Photo source (clockwise from top): http://1.bp.blogspot.com/; www.picturebritain.com; content.time.com
Working Classes of the Industrial Age Photo source: http://leitesculinaria.com/ Immigrant Families shared traditions around the dinner table. Photo source: everyculture.com
The Great Depression and Roaring ‘20s Photo source: blackdressredwagon.com To Kill A Mockingbird (1962).Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQQYMgmo6fg
The Nuclear Age (1950s) Leave it to Beaver. Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCHXLDJZ4ww
The Beulah Show Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AikC7sa5CaE The Amos n Andy Show (1951-1953) Photo source: www.pulitzer.org
1960s and 1970s The Brady Bunch (1969-1974) Photo source: funcheaporfree.com Sanford and Son (1972-1977) Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WqazleR3FE
Married With Children, “Eatin’ Out.” Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPamaaM31x0 1980s and 1990s Photo source (from left): thewretchedryanenglish.com; www.infinitydish.com
Modern Family’s Family Tree Photo source: www.reddit.com ABC’s Modern Family (2009-) Photo source: www.tvguide.com
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