The generic closet :: Black gayness and the Black-cast sitcom /
Even after a rise in gay and Black representation and production on TV in the 1990s, the sitcom became a "generic closet," restricting Black gay characters with narrative tropes. Drawing from 20 interviews with credited episode writers, key show-runners, and Black gay men, The Generic Clos...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Even after a rise in gay and Black representation and production on TV in the 1990s, the sitcom became a "generic closet," restricting Black gay characters with narrative tropes. Drawing from 20 interviews with credited episode writers, key show-runners, and Black gay men, The Generic Closet situates Black-cast sitcoms as a unique genre that uses Black gay characters in service of the series' heterosexual main cast. Alfred L. Martin, Jr., argues that the Black community is considered to be antigay due to misrepresentation by shows that aired during the family viewing hour and that were written for the imagined, "traditional" Black family. Martin considers audience reception, industrial production practices, and authorship to unpack the claim that Black gay characters are written into Black-cast sitcoms such as Moesha, Good News, and Let's Stay Together in order to closet Black gayness. By exploring how systems of power produce ideologies about Black gayness, The Generic Closet deconstructs the concept of a monolithic Black audience and investigates whether this generic closet still exists |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xii, 226 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780253054609 0253054605 |
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| contents | Introduction: Television in Black and gay -- Building and rebuilding generic closets within the Black-cast sitcom industry -- Scripting the generic closet in the writers' room -- Comedy, laughter, and the generic closet -- Black queens speak : the generic closet, Black-cast sitcoms, and reception practices -- Conclusion: Trapped in the black-cast sitcom's generic closet -- Appendix A: List of Black-cast sitcoms with Black gay characters -- Appendix B: Interview script for Black-cast sitcom viewers -- Appendix C: Interview script for industry professionals. |
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| spelling | Martin, Alfred L., Jr., author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjFGwJXmRBC9y47hgpQqFC http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2021051712 The generic closet : Black gayness and the Black-cast sitcom / Alfred L. Martin, Jr. Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2021] ©2021 1 online resource (xii, 226 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Even after a rise in gay and Black representation and production on TV in the 1990s, the sitcom became a "generic closet," restricting Black gay characters with narrative tropes. Drawing from 20 interviews with credited episode writers, key show-runners, and Black gay men, The Generic Closet situates Black-cast sitcoms as a unique genre that uses Black gay characters in service of the series' heterosexual main cast. Alfred L. Martin, Jr., argues that the Black community is considered to be antigay due to misrepresentation by shows that aired during the family viewing hour and that were written for the imagined, "traditional" Black family. Martin considers audience reception, industrial production practices, and authorship to unpack the claim that Black gay characters are written into Black-cast sitcoms such as Moesha, Good News, and Let's Stay Together in order to closet Black gayness. By exploring how systems of power produce ideologies about Black gayness, The Generic Closet deconstructs the concept of a monolithic Black audience and investigates whether this generic closet still exists Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction: Television in Black and gay -- Building and rebuilding generic closets within the Black-cast sitcom industry -- Scripting the generic closet in the writers' room -- Comedy, laughter, and the generic closet -- Black queens speak : the generic closet, Black-cast sitcoms, and reception practices -- Conclusion: Trapped in the black-cast sitcom's generic closet -- Appendix A: List of Black-cast sitcoms with Black gay characters -- Appendix B: Interview script for Black-cast sitcom viewers -- Appendix C: Interview script for industry professionals. Online resource; title from PDF title page (Proquest, viewed May 2, 2022) African Americans on television. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92000577 Homosexuality on television. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92006178 African American gay men Identity. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2006003331 Situation comedies (Television programs) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007009497 Noirs américains à la télévision. Homosexualité à la télévision. Comédies de situation. SOCIAL SCIENCE Gender Studies. bisacsh Situation comedies (Television programs) fast Homosexuality on television fast African Americans on television fast African American gay men Identity fast African American LGBTQ+ people. homoit has work: The generic closet (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCG3yFVTXhG3wqM6VPPdWjC https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Martin, Alfred L., Jr. Generic closet. Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2021] 9780253054586 (OCoLC)1147276882 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2720559 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Martin, Alfred L., Jr The generic closet : Black gayness and the Black-cast sitcom / Introduction: Television in Black and gay -- Building and rebuilding generic closets within the Black-cast sitcom industry -- Scripting the generic closet in the writers' room -- Comedy, laughter, and the generic closet -- Black queens speak : the generic closet, Black-cast sitcoms, and reception practices -- Conclusion: Trapped in the black-cast sitcom's generic closet -- Appendix A: List of Black-cast sitcoms with Black gay characters -- Appendix B: Interview script for Black-cast sitcom viewers -- Appendix C: Interview script for industry professionals. African Americans on television. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92000577 Homosexuality on television. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92006178 African American gay men Identity. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2006003331 Situation comedies (Television programs) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007009497 Noirs américains à la télévision. Homosexualité à la télévision. Comédies de situation. SOCIAL SCIENCE Gender Studies. bisacsh Situation comedies (Television programs) fast Homosexuality on television fast African Americans on television fast African American gay men Identity fast African American LGBTQ+ people. homoit |
| subject_GND | http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92000577 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92006178 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2006003331 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007009497 |
| title | The generic closet : Black gayness and the Black-cast sitcom / |
| title_auth | The generic closet : Black gayness and the Black-cast sitcom / |
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| title_full | The generic closet : Black gayness and the Black-cast sitcom / Alfred L. Martin, Jr. |
| title_fullStr | The generic closet : Black gayness and the Black-cast sitcom / Alfred L. Martin, Jr. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The generic closet : Black gayness and the Black-cast sitcom / Alfred L. Martin, Jr. |
| title_short | The generic closet : |
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| topic | African Americans on television. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92000577 Homosexuality on television. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92006178 African American gay men Identity. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2006003331 Situation comedies (Television programs) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007009497 Noirs américains à la télévision. Homosexualité à la télévision. Comédies de situation. SOCIAL SCIENCE Gender Studies. bisacsh Situation comedies (Television programs) fast Homosexuality on television fast African Americans on television fast African American gay men Identity fast African American LGBTQ+ people. homoit |
| topic_facet | African Americans on television. Homosexuality on television. African American gay men Identity. Situation comedies (Television programs) Noirs américains à la télévision. Homosexualité à la télévision. Comédies de situation. SOCIAL SCIENCE Gender Studies. Homosexuality on television African Americans on television African American gay men Identity African American LGBTQ+ people. |
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