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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Julia HimbergPublisher: University of Texas Press Imprint: University of Texas Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.369kg ISBN: 9781477313602ISBN 10: 1477313605 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 13 January 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: The New Gay for Pay Chapter 1. Visibility: Lesbian Programming and the Changing Landscape of Cable Television Chapter 2. Advocacy: Hitching Activism to Modern Family’s Gay Wedding Chapter 3. Diversity: Under-the-Radar Activism and the Crafting of Sexual Identities Chapter 4. Equality: Proposition 8 and the Politics of Marriage on Television Conclusion: The Personal Is Still Political (and Profitable) Notes References IndexReviewsThis book is written with remarkable economy, especially admirable in a project which manages so much complexity. The New Gay for Pay is refreshingly accessible, and I can imagine it being useful to a range of audiences beyond the academy...a valuable study of LGBTQ representations in the postnetwork era and an instructive example of work on television and advocacy. * Critical Studies in Television * This book will appeal to those interested in critical TV studies, media activism, and how cultural understandings of the LGBT community gain power...Himberg offers a strong overview of LGBT media scholarship, and readers new to this area of study will still find the book accessible while engaging with key concepts in the field. * Media Industries Journal * The New Gay For Pay is a significant contribution to both media studies and gender sexuality studies, laying out the current landscape. It is also a solid primer for those looking to understand the workings and operators behind the creation and casting of LGBT characters on television. * Lambda Literary * Reading Julia Himberg's recent book in public, even in Los Angeles, is a bit like wearing a statement piece to church. Fellow coffee shop dwellers, lunchers, and friends see the rainbow-colored television screen emblazoned on the cover, their eyes run over the title, and one question generally leads the conversation: What is The New Gay for Pay? * The Advocate * Reading Julia Himberg's recent book in public, even in Los Angeles, is a bit like wearing a statement piece to church. Fellow coffee shop dwellers, lunchers, and friends see the rainbow-colored television screen emblazoned on the cover, their eyes run over the title, and one question generally leads the conversation: What is The New Gay for Pay? * The Advocate * Author InformationJulia Himberg is an assistant professor of film and media studies at Arizona State University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |