Nadine Farghaly has a Ph.D. in American studies from the University of Salzburg. She lives in Siegsdorf, Germany. Eden Leone earned her Ph.D. in rhetoric and writing from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. She lives in Minnesota.

“intriguing”—Midwest Book Review; “Farghaly and Leone create a well-rounded work that not only helps the audience understand the themes addressed in this show, but also engages them in an intellectual and meaningful conversation about something they might not have taken seriously before”—SirReadaLot.org.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction (Nadine Farghaly and Eden Leone)Penny and the Politics of Plausibility (Raewyn Campbell)Science in Stilettos: Shaping Perceptions of Women in Science (Lauren R. Archer)The Big Theory on the (Not So) Bangin’ Jewish Mother (Julia Spiegel)The Adolescent Quest (Janice Shaw) Disciplining Heterosexuality: Interrogating the Heterosexual Ideal (Andrea McClanahan)The Mutual Exclusivity Proposition: Female Intellectualism and Sexuality (Alissa Burger)Failed Genders and Fragile Intimacies: Living in and After the Big Bang (Benjamin Bateman)Sexualizing Two Cultures: C. P. Snow, F. R. Leavis and The Big Bang Theory (Brian McAllister)The American Female Dichotomy: Smart or Sexy (Abigail G. Scheg)The Androgyny of Rajesh Koothrappali (Ann-Gee Lee)About the ContributorsIndex

Nadine Farghaly has a Ph.D. in American studies from the University of Salzburg. She lives in Siegsdorf, Germany. Eden Leone earned her Ph.D. in rhetoric and writing from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. She lives in Minnesota.

“intriguing”—Midwest Book Review; “Farghaly and Leone create a well-rounded work that not only helps the audience understand the themes addressed in this show, but also engages them in an intellectual and meaningful conversation about something they might not have taken seriously before”—SirReadaLot.org.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction (Nadine Farghaly and Eden Leone)Penny and the Politics of Plausibility (Raewyn Campbell)Science in Stilettos: Shaping Perceptions of Women in Science (Lauren R. Archer)The Big Theory on the (Not So) Bangin’ Jewish Mother (Julia Spiegel)The Adolescent Quest (Janice Shaw) Disciplining Heterosexuality: Interrogating the Heterosexual Ideal (Andrea McClanahan)The Mutual Exclusivity Proposition: Female Intellectualism and Sexuality (Alissa Burger)Failed Genders and Fragile Intimacies: Living in and After the Big Bang (Benjamin Bateman)Sexualizing Two Cultures: C. P. Snow, F. R. Leavis and The Big Bang Theory (Brian McAllister)The American Female Dichotomy: Smart or Sexy (Abigail G. Scheg)The Androgyny of Rajesh Koothrappali (Ann-Gee Lee)About the ContributorsIndex

Nadine Farghaly has a Ph.D. in American studies from the University of Salzburg. She lives in Siegsdorf, Germany. Eden Leone earned her Ph.D. in rhetoric and writing from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. She lives in Minnesota.

“intriguing”—Midwest Book Review; “Farghaly and Leone create a well-rounded work that not only helps the audience understand the themes addressed in this show, but also engages them in an intellectual and meaningful conversation about something they might not have taken seriously before”—SirReadaLot.org.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction (Nadine Farghaly and Eden Leone)Penny and the Politics of Plausibility (Raewyn Campbell)Science in Stilettos: Shaping Perceptions of Women in Science (Lauren R. Archer)The Big Theory on the (Not So) Bangin’ Jewish Mother (Julia Spiegel)The Adolescent Quest (Janice Shaw) Disciplining Heterosexuality: Interrogating the Heterosexual Ideal (Andrea McClanahan)The Mutual Exclusivity Proposition: Female Intellectualism and Sexuality (Alissa Burger)Failed Genders and Fragile Intimacies: Living in and After the Big Bang (Benjamin Bateman)Sexualizing Two Cultures: C. P. Snow, F. R. Leavis and The Big Bang Theory (Brian McAllister)The American Female Dichotomy: Smart or Sexy (Abigail G. Scheg)The Androgyny of Rajesh Koothrappali (Ann-Gee Lee)About the ContributorsIndex