Locating Queerness in the Media (eBook)

Jane Campbell is professor of English at Purdue University Northwest.Theresa Carilli is professor of communication at Purdue University Northwest.

ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionJane Campbell and Theresa CarilliPart I: Perspectives on Queerness and Media1. Locating Queerness in the Media: Markers of a Queer-Centric Approach to Studying MediaTheresa Carilli2. A State of the Union: LGBTQ Representations and the Concept of CommunityBruce E. Drushel Part II: Locating Queerness in Television and Music3. Homophobic Tropes, Class Structure, and Queer Sexuality: Problematizing Downton Abbey’s “Hot Gay Villain” Stephanie L. Young4. Relishing the Contradictions: The Intentionality of Black-ishJudy L. Isaksen 5. Bulldykes Don’t Dance: Hand-me-down Homophobia and Racism in Orange is the New Black Collette Morrow6. Grace and Frankie’s “Armagayddon”: Coming Out after 50 in the New MillenniumLori L. Montalbano 7. True Niggaz Ain’t Quare: An Examination of Black Gay Male Rappers and Hip-Hop Authenticity Melvin L. Williams and Verdell A. WrightPart III: Locating Queerness in Trans-Texts8. Transitioning Stories about Transitioning Genders: Tracing Generic Forms and Their Implications in Trans AutobiographiesErika M. Thomas9. Being a Trans Woman & Being with a Trans Woman in Turkish Erotic Stories: Desire as Sites of RegulationAli E. ErolPart IV: Locating Queerness in Film10. Suffocation and Desire: The Children’s Hour and CarolJane Campbell11. Moving Images & Affectivities: The Multiple Subjectivities of Madame BehaveJamie A. Lee12. A Delicate Balance: Queer Masculinities in Contemporary Brazilian Film Simone Cavalcante Da Silva Selected BibliographyAbout the Editors and Contributors