Part 1. Welcome to The O.C.: Understanding the Content and
Audiences of The O.C.
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Youth and Media Culture
Chapter 3. "My Life Just Doesn't Work Without You": How Gender
Works in The O.C.
Chapter 4. Angels and Demons: Depictions of Race and Class on The
O.C.
Chapter 5. "Gay Dad Trumps Slutty Mom": Sexuality on The O.C.
Chapter 6. Welcome to the...Over Consumption?: Representations of
Consumerism and The O.C.
Chapter 7. Audience Analysis and The O.C.
Part 2. The End's Not Near, It's Here: The Cultural Legacy of The
O.C. in Today's Media Landscape
Chapter 8. Josh Schwartz: Auteur?: Showrunners, Authorship, and The
O.C.
Chapter 9. Scene and Sound: The Media Aesthetics of The O.C.
Chapter 10. The "Real" O.C.?: Reality Television and The O.C.
Chapter 11. Conclusion
Appendix A. Brief Synopsis of the Four Seasons of The O.C.
Appendix B. Methodology
Lori Bindig is assistant professor in the Department of
Communication and Media Studies at Sacred Heart University in
Fairfield, Connecticut.
Andrea M. Bergstrom is assistant professor of media studies in the
Department of Mass Communication at Franklin Pierce University in
Rindge, New Hampshire.
This engaging book fascinates with its detailed reading of The
O.C., its well-grounded theory, and its numerous insights into the
multiple spaces of television programming. The authors trace the
program’s historical trajectory, and understand that the medium
shapes and is shaped by the youth culture it speaks to.
*Robin Andersen, Professor of Communication and Media Studies,
Fordham University, New York City*
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