Documenting gay men : identity and performance in reality television and documentary film

Author/Creator:

Pullen, Christopher, 1959-

Publication/Creation:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2007]

Resource Type:

Book

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Documenting gay men : identity and performance in reality television and documentary film / Christopher Pullen

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Gay men--United States--Identity
Gay men in motion pictures
Gay men on television
Documentary films--United States
Reality television programs--United States
Gay people in popular culture--United States
Gay men in mass media
Gay men
LGBTQ+ people
Men
Sexual minorities
Gay identity
Sexual identity
Lesbians
Gender identity
Gender

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Constructing identity, the politics of representation, and the American son -- Performance and documentary : power, carnival, confession and opposition -- Autobiography and confessional performance in documentary : politics, AIDS and family -- Documenting youth identity and The real world : testaments, role models and romantic narratives -- Nonheterosexual family forms : affirmation, race and religion -- Gay performers and discursive performativity : alliances, community and competition -- Reproduction and commodity : family, marriage and service -- Conclusion: The move to the domestic.

Summary:

"This book charts an evolution in gay identity within American reality television and documentary film. Through focusing on the performative potential of gay men, it examines the emergence of the independent gay citizen as a bold new voice rejecting subjugation within the media"--Provided by publisher.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

x, 263 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Related Resources Link:

Table of contents only

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990006730120302486

ISBN:

0786428074 (softcover : alk. paper)
9780786428076 (softcover : alk. paper)

OCLC Number:

76792029

Barcode:

010001195916