The pedagogy of queer TV /
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...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cham, Switzerland :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2019
Cham, Switzerland : [2019] |
| Series: | Palgrave entertainment industries
Palgrave entertainment industries |
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| Summary: | 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, The Prancing Elites Project and I Am Cait) and "quality" dramas (Looking, Transparent and Sense8), it argues that entertainment elements such as music, humour, storytelling and melodrama function as pedagogical tools, inviting viewers to empathise with and understand queer characters. Each chapter focuses on a particular programme, looking at what it teaches--its representation of queerness--and how it teaches this--its pedagogy. Situating the programmes in their broader historical context, this study also shows how these televisual texts exemplify a specific moment in American television |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 261 pages ; 22 cm xvi, 261 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 3030148718 3030148742 9783030148713 9783030148744 |