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Standard format. |
| Description |
1 DVD (61 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital |
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optical |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Performer |
Narrator, Renai Ellison ; interviewees: Howard Buford, Joshua Gamson, Larry Gross, Lisa Henderson, Katherine Sender, Suzanna Danuta Walters. |
| Credits |
Camera, Melvin Epps, Third Eye Productions ; editor, Katherine Sender. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2006. |
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Sequel to Off the straight and narrow (c1998). |
| Summary |
"Surveys network dramas, sitcoms, reality shows, and premium cable programming to show how [the depictions of GLBT characters] are often marked by ambivalence and tension. The film cautions that although GLBT characters and plotlines have become more prevalent and complex in recent years, the images and stories portrayed continue to be shaped by narrow commercial imperatives. The film argues that the evolution of GLBT representations should be seen less as an indication of big media's sudden commitment to social justice, or as a sign that the struggle for gay equality has been won, than as a recognition of GLBT consumers and gay taste by advertisers and media conglomerates"--Container. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Going mainstream : network narratives -- Mighty real : gays and lesbians in non-fiction TV -- A piece of the pie : segmenting audiences -- GLBT : new transgender visibility -- Here & queer : gay television in context. |
| Language |
In English, with optional English subtitles. |
| Subject |
Sexual minorities on television.
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Sexual minorities on television. |
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Homosexuality on television.
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Homosexuality on television. |
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Bisexuality on television.
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Bisexuality on television. |
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Gender nonconformity on television.
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Gender nonconformity on television. |
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Bisexuality. |
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Homosexuality. |
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Sexual minorities. |
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Television. |
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Gender nonconformity. |
| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Added Author |
Sender, Katherine, director, producer, film editor, interviewee.
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Ellison, Renai, narrator.
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Buford, Howard, interviewee.
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Gamson, Joshua, 1962- interviewee.
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Gross, Larry P., 1942- interviewee.
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Henderson, Lisa Helen, interviewee.
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Walters, Suzanna Danuta, interviewee.
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Media Education Foundation.
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| Added Title |
New gay visibility on television |
| ISBN |
1932869085 |
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9781932869088 |
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