Making things perfectly queer : interpreting mass culture / Alexander, Doty [Texte imprimé]
Language: anglais.Country: États-Unis, Grande-Bretagne.Publication: Minneapolis, London : University of Minnesota press, cop. 1993Description: 1 vol. (XIX-146 p.) : couv. ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 0816622450.Abstract: n "Making Things Perfectly Queer", Alexander Doty argues that films, television, and other forms of mass culture consistently elicit a wide range of queer responses, and suggests a framework for interpreting mass culture that stands as a corrective for many standard cultural approaches. Doty demonstrates how queer readings can be - and are - performed by examining star images like "Jack Benny" and "Pee-wee Herman", women-centered sitcoms like "Laverne and Shirley" and "Designing Women", film directors like George Cukor and Dorothy Arzner, and genres like the musical. In developing these readings, he suggests that queerness, not straightness, just might be the most pervasive sexual dynamic at work in mass culture production and reception.Bibliography: Notes bibliogr. en fin d'ouvrage. Index.Subject - Topical Name: Homosexualit�e -- A la télévision | �Emissions t�el�evis�ees -- Aspect social -- Etats-Unis | Culture de masse -- Etats-Unis -- 20e siècle Subject: cultures queer, culture de masse, télévisionItem type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Livre | Le Brrrazero Salle de lecture | Q167 DOT (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Consultable sur place | 100000001368 |
Autre tirage : 1997
Notes bibliogr. en fin d'ouvrage. Index
n "Making Things Perfectly Queer", Alexander Doty argues that films, television, and other forms of mass culture consistently elicit a wide range of queer responses, and suggests a framework for interpreting mass culture that stands as a corrective for many standard cultural approaches. Doty demonstrates how queer readings can be - and are - performed by examining star images like "Jack Benny" and "Pee-wee Herman", women-centered sitcoms like "Laverne and Shirley" and "Designing Women", film directors like George Cukor and Dorothy Arzner, and genres like the musical. In developing these readings, he suggests that queerness, not straightness, just might be the most pervasive sexual dynamic at work in mass culture production and reception
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