Description
Book SynopsisThis book examines the evasive depictions of sexuality in domestic and family-friendly sitcoms. Tison Pugh charts the history of increasing sexual depiction in this genre while also unpacking how sitcoms use sexuality as a source of power, as a kind of camouflage, and as a foundation for family building.
Trade Review"Enjoyable to read, creative, and well-argued,
The Queer Fantasies of the American Family Sitcom reconsiders the political potential of the sitcom in this much-needed addition to the field." -- Becca Cragin * Bowling Green State University *
"Weekly Book List, March 23, 2018" * Chronicle of Higher Education *
"New Books in Communications Studies," New Books Network podcast interview with Tison Pugh * New Books Network *
"Transitions: Georgia Institute of Technology Selects New Chief, CUNY York College President to Step Down," compiled by Julia Piper * Chronicle of Higher Education *
Table of ContentsIntroduction: TV's Three Queer Fantasies
1. The Queer Times of
Leave It to Beaver: Beaver's Present, Ward's Past, and June's Future
2. Queer Innocence and Kitsch Nostalgia in
The Brady Bunch 3. No Sex Please, We're African American:
The Cosby Show's Queer Fear of Black Sexuality
4. Feminism, Homosexuality, and Blue-Collar Perversity in
Roseanne 5. Allegory, Queer Authenticity, and Marketing Tween Sexuality in
Hannah Montana 6. Conservative Narratology, Queer Politics, and the Humor of Gay Stereotypes in
Modern Family Conclusion: Tolstoy Was Wrong: or, On the Queer Reception of Television's Happy Families
Acknowledgments
List of Television Programs
Notes
Works Cited
Index
