The Pedagogy of Queer TV

1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-030-14871-3
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 261 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 478 g

Reihe: Palgrave Entertainment Industries

This book examines queer characters in popular American television, demonstrating how entertainment can educate audiences about LGBT identities and social issues like homophobia and transphobia. Through case studies of musical soap operas ( Glee and Empire ), reality shows ( RuPaul’s Drag Race , The Prancing Elites Project and I Am Cait ) and “quality” dramas ( Looking , Transparent and Sense8 ), it argues that entertainment elements such as music, humour, storytelling and melodrama function as pedagogical tools, inviting viewers to empathise with and understand queer characters. Each chapter focuses on a particular programme, looking at what it teaches—its representation of queerness—and how it teaches this—its pedagogy. Situating the programmes in their broader historical context, this study also shows how these televisual texts exemplify a specific moment in American television.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Parsemain, Ava Laure

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies: Homosexualität, LGBTQ+
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: Entertaining to Educate.- Part I: Historical Context.- 2. Looking Back: The Evolution of Queer TV.- Part II: Musical Soap Operas on Broadcast Television.- 3. It Gets Better: The Pedagogy of Glee .- 4. Burning Boxes: The Pedagogy of Empire .- Part III: Reality TV on Basic Cable.- 5. Queering and Policing Gender: The Pedagogy of RuPaul’s Drag Race .- 6. Butch Queens and Femme Queens: The Pedagogy of The Prancing Elites Project. - 7. The Self and the Other: The Pedagogy of I Am Cait .- Part IV: Quality Drama on Premium Cable and Streaming.- 8. It’s not TV: The Pedagogy of Looking .- 9. Realistic Entertainment: The Complex Pedagogy of Transparent.- 10. “I Am Also a We”: The Pedagogy of Sense8 .- 11. Conclusion: Engaging With the Other.

Über Autor(innen)

Ava Parsemain is an Educational Developer at The University of New South Wales, Australia