television, historicity, desire
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Villarejo, Amy
- Publish Year
- 2014
- Shelfmark
- VS 54 2014 - B
- Thesaurus
- televisie, homoseksualiteit, queer, vrouwbeelden, historisch, Verenigde Staten, 20e eeuw
- Description
- Analysis of TV representations of queer life since the 1950s. The author describes how changing depictions of queer life relate to transformations in business models and technologies, including modes of delivery and reception such as cable, digital video recording and online streaming. The analysis includes: the 1950s sitcom Our Miss Brooks: 1970s series’ such as Starsky and Hutch, All in the Family and An American Family: the 1993 TV adaptation of Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City: two lesbian-themed productions that were first aired during the 1980s and 1990s.