The generic closet : Black gayness and the Black-cast sitcom /

Even after a rise in gay and Black representation and production on TV in the 1990s, the sitcom became a "generic closet," restricting Black gay characters with narrative tropes. Drawing from 20 interviews with credited episode writers, key show-runners, and Black gay men, The Generic Clos...

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Autor principal: Martin, Alfred L., Jr (Autor)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:anglès
Publicat: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press [2021]
Accés en línia:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv1d5nm71
Taula de continguts:
  • Introduction: Television in Black and gay
  • Building and rebuilding generic closets within the Black-cast sitcom industry
  • Scripting the generic closet in the writers' room
  • Comedy, laughter, and the generic closet
  • Black queens speak : the generic closet, Black-cast sitcoms, and reception practices
  • Conclusion: Trapped in the black-cast sitcom's generic closet
  • Appendix A: List of Black-cast sitcoms with Black gay characters
  • Appendix B: Interview script for Black-cast sitcom viewers
  • Appendix C: Interview script for industry professionals.