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Title:
Further off the straight and narrow : new gay visibility on television, 1998-2006 / producer, director, and editor, Katherine Sender.
Author:
Media Education Foundation.
Publication Information:
Northampton, MA : Media Education Foundation, [2006]
Call Number:
PN1992.8.H64 F87 2006
Abstract:
Surveys network dramas, sitcoms, reality shows, and premium cable programming to show how the portrayal of GLBT characters is often marked by ambivalence and tension. The film cautions that although GLBT characters and plotlines have become more prevalent and complex in recent years, the images and stories portrayed continue to be shaped by narrow commercial imperatives. The film argues that the evolution of GLBT representations should be seen as a recognition of GLBT consumers and gay taste by advertisers rather than as a sign that the struggle for gay equality has been won.
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ISBN:
9781932869088
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (61 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Contents:
Introduction -- Going mainstream : network narratives -- Mighty real : gays and lesbians in non-fiction TV -- A piece of the pie : segmenting audiences -- GLBT : new transgender visibility -- Here & queer : gay television in context.
Terms Governing Use:
Public Performance Rights - GWC
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