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Gay TV and straight America [electronic resource] / Ron Becker.
Gay TV and straight America [electronic resource] / Ron Becker.
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New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2006.
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BOOK
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English
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Physical content
1 online resource (296 p.)
Content type
text
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computer
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online resource
Contents
Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Importance of Gay-Themed TV -- 1. Straight Panic and American Culture in the 1990's -- 2. Thinking about Gay People: Civil Rights and the Confusion over Sexual Identity -- 3. Network Narrowcasting and the Slumpy Demographic -- 4. The A...
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Publisher
New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2006.
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
c2006.
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Summary
After decades of silence on the subject of homosexuality, television in the 1990's saw a striking increase in programming that incorporated and, in many cases, centered on gay material. In shows including Friends, Seinfeld, Party of Five, Homicide, Suddenly Susan, The Commish, Ellen, Will & Grace, and others, gay characters were introduced, referen...
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Gay TV and straight America [electronic resource] / Ron Becker.
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BOOK
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Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-270) and index.
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English
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c2006.
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74VK3y7mqabM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK3y7mqabM
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ISBN
0-8135-3932-3
1-280-94713-6
0-8135-3689-8
DDC
791.45653 791.456538
MMS ID
991023912662102626
