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

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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Martin, Alfred L., Jr (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2021]
Temas:
African Americans on television.
Homosexuality on television.
African American gay men > Identity.
Situation comedies (Television programs)
Noirs américains à la télévision.
Homosexualité à la télévision.
Comédies de situation.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gender Studies.
Homosexuality on television
African Americans on television
African American gay men > Identity
African American LGBTQ+ people.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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