Alfred L Martin

The Generic Closet

Black Gayness and the Black-Cast Sitcom

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Drawing from 20 interviews with credited episode writers, key show-runners, and Black gay men, The Generic Closet situates Black-cast sitcoms as a unique genre that uses Black gay characters in service of the series' heterosexual main cast and deconstructs the concept of a monolithic Black audience.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Indiana University Press
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. April 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 358g
• ISBN-13: 9780253054593
• ISBN-10: 0253054591
• Artikelnr.: 59918989

Autorenporträt

Alfred L. Martin Jr. is Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction: Television in Black and Gay
1. Building and Rebuilding Generic Closets within the Black-Cast Sitcom
Industry
2. Scripting the Generic Closet in the Writers' Room
3. Comedy, Laughter and the Generic Closet
4. Black Queens Speak: The Generic Closet, Black-Cast Sitcoms and Reception
Practices
Conclusion: Trapped in the Black-Cast Sitcoms' 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
Bibliography
Index