{"product_id":"lesbians-on-television-new-queer-visibility-the-lesbian-normal-paperback","title":"Lesbians on Television: New Queer Visibility \u0026 the Lesbian Normal - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKate McNicholas Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA look at the emergence of queer women characters in popular storytelling and the wide-ranging effects of this mainstream representation.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The twenty-first century has seen LGBTQ+ rights emerge at the forefront of public discourse and national politics in ways that would once have been hard to imagine. In \u003ci\u003eLesbians on Television\u003c\/i\u003e, Kate McNicholas Smith maps concurrent contemporary shifts in lesbian visibility within popular media, focusing on the small screens of Europe and North America. Central to these shifts has been a re-imagining of queer lives--or a \"new queer visibility\"--as LGBTQ+ characters have become increasingly visible within popular culture. Kate McNicholas Smith explores this increased visibility through the lens of television, and in doing so, she identifies a \"new lesbian normal\"--a normalization of lesbian subjects that both helps and hinders those it represents. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Structured around five central case studies of popular British and American television shows featuring lesbian, bisexual, and queer women characters--\u003ci\u003eThe L Word\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSkins\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGlee\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCoronation Street\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Fosters\u003c\/i\u003e--the book develops a detailed analysis of the shaping of a new \"lesbian normal\" through representations of LGBTQ+ figures and examines their televisual representation and reception. Presenting critical queer and feminist theory alongside empirical research that includes interviews and multi-platform media analyses, McNicholas Smith works to untangle the social, political, and cultural implications of new visibility in a period of significant social change in the LGBTQ+ experience. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate McNicholas Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is a lecturer in television theory at the University of Westminster in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 206\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 9.53 x 6.61 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 24, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47503638757554,"sku":"9781789387513","price":48.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/b7994a4f7485b211bb3372914793da39.webp?v=1779495271","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/lesbians-on-television-new-queer-visibility-the-lesbian-normal-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}