The New Gay for Pay: The Sexual Politics of American Television Production

Author:   Julia Himberg
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
ISBN:  

9781477313602


Pages:   208
Publication Date:   13 January 2018
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Julia Himberg
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
Imprint:   University of Texas Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.369kg
ISBN:  

9781477313602


ISBN 10:   1477313605
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   13 January 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 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 Index  

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This 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 *


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Julia Himberg is an assistant professor of film and media studies at Arizona State University.

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