Video: The Social Anxiety of Babysitting
September 29, 2009
Author Miriam Forman-Brunell talks on the Brian Lehrer Show about the history of babysitting in America (also the topic of her book).
Tag: Babysitter
Lolita, psycho nanny or the girl next door?
September 17, 2009
A beautiful co-ed and her friend take a baby-sitting job at a creepy old mansion only to discover that there is no baby and that they have become trapped in… READ MORE
Podcast Wednesday
August 5, 2009
For your listening pleasure: Babysitter: An American History author Miriam Brunell on WHYY Philadelphia. Terrence McNally talks to Convergence Culture author Henry Jenkins. Brian Lehrer dives into Fat Studies. PRI… READ MORE
Salon.com Gets Serious about Babysitting
July 22, 2009
Salon.com has a great interview with Babysitter author Miriam Forman-Brunell. It covers all aspects of the babysitting spectrum, from history.. Has there ever been a golden age of baby sitting?… READ MORE
Need a Babysitter? Call the Wall Street Journal.
July 14, 2009
In today’s issue of the WSJ… Babysitter: An American History By Miriam Forman-Brunell (NYU Press, 313 pages, $29.95) Review By LAURA VANDERKAM Like many girls, I began my adventures in… READ MORE