The Pedagogy of Queer TV

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Parsemain, Ava Laure (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Σειρά: Palgrave Entertainment Industries
• Θέματα: Motion pictures and television.; Queer theory.; United States-Study and teaching.; Screen Studies.; Queer Theory.; American Culture.

This book examines queer characters in popular American television, demonstrating how entertainment can educate audiences about LGBT identities and social issues like homophobia and transphobia. Through case studies of musical soap operas (Glee and Empire), reality shows (RuPaul's Drag Race, Th...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction: Entertaining to Educate
• Part I: Historical Context
• 2. Looking Back: The Evolution of Queer TV
• Part II: Musical Soap Operas on Broadcast Television
• 3. It Gets Better: The Pedagogy of Glee
• 4. Burning Boxes: The Pedagogy of Empire
• Part III: Reality TV on Basic Cable
• 5. Queering and Policing Gender: The Pedagogy of RuPaul's Drag Race
• 6. Butch Queens and Femme Queens: The Pedagogy of The Prancing Elites Project
• 7. The Self and the Other: The Pedagogy of I Am Cait
• Part IV: Quality Drama on Premium Cable and Streaming
• 8. It's not TV: The Pedagogy of Looking
• 9. Realistic Entertainment: The Complex Pedagogy of Transparent
• 10. "I Am Also a We": The Pedagogy of Sense8
• 11. Conclusion: Engaging With the Other.