Further off the straight and narrow
- Date
2006
- Main contributor
Sender, Katherine
- Summary
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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. Sequel to Off the straight and narrow (c1998).
- Contributors
Ellison, Renai; Buford, Howard; Gamson, Joshua, 1962-; Gross, Larry P., 1942-; Henderson, Lisa Helen; Walters, Suzanna Danuta
- Publisher
Media Education Foundation
- Genre
Documentary films
- Subjects
Broadcasting, Communications; TV, Film; Sexual minorities on television; Homosexuality on television; Bisexuality on television; Transgenderism on television
- Locations
North America; United States; Massachusetts; Northampton
- Collection
Films@UM
- Unit
Distinctive Media Collections
- Language
English
- Rights Statement
- In Copyright
- Terms of Use
Access is restricted to patrons at the University of Maryland.
- Physical Description
61 minutes; color
- Notes
Films @ UM
Access
Access condition: campus-only.
- Other Identifiers
Filename: lms-090474; Fedora 2 PID: umd:75637; Handle Identifier: hdl:1903.1/10315; Catalog Key: alephsys003883088; OCLC: ocn660051787
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