'The spatial sensibility of the suburb in recent US film and TV is brilliantly explored and theorized in this book. Without reducing their complexity, Vermeulen elegantly shows what suburbs do on screen, as representations and as ways for fictional characters and for viewers to experience contemporary place and space.' — JONATHAN BIGNELL, Professor of Television and Film, University of Reading
'Scenes from the Suburbs makes a major contribution to the study of a type of film and television programme that is frequently recognised in critical writing but often escapes critical recognition. Vermeulen's authoritative analysis of the suburban across a range of texts invites the reader to discover new levels of debate and his writing consistently sidesteps the trap of straightforward definitions or surface generalisations. Anyone wishing to talk usefully about the suburb in film and television will need to engage with Vermeulen's arguments.' — James Walters, Critical Studies in Television
"Rich individual case studies make 'Scenes from the Suburbs' a worthwhile purchase for those who are either interested in the subject matter or looking for an accessible textbook for an undergraduate or graduate course on American history, gender politics, or the remnants of Cold War culture." — Joshua Kierstead, New Review of Film and Television Studies
