LGBTV: Television, Sexuality and Gender

Catalog description

Some of TV's most popular shows now feature lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) characters. This course looks at representations of LGBT characters and personalities, with a focus on the specificities of the television industry. Looks at LGBT representations on reality shows, sitcoms and dramas in relation to the economic and regulatory structures of the TV business to understand the complex functions of sexual identity in the television industry. Addresses particular texts and images as they relate to TV's industrial practices, paying attention to cultural, political and aesthetic issues of minority representations.