June 2019
If you like to look up theories, cultural analysis, Twitter responses and memes immediately after watching an episode of a show, I Like to Watch: Arguing My Way Through the TV Revolution (2019) by Emily Nussbaum, is the book for you. Essays range from gender bias towards female-led “soapy” dramas and “gritty” male-led “prestige” television to the argument for and against canceling Louis CK or The Cosbys from the narrative of television history. Nussbaum makes us think deeply about why we watch what we watch and how it reflects the world around us. Plus it’s just fun to read.