Loving The L word : the complete series in focus

Publication/Creation:

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2013

Resource Type:

Book

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Loving The L word : the complete series in focus / edited by Dana Heller

Series Titles:

Reading contemporary television
Reading contemporary television.

Related/Included Titles:

Introduction : loving and losing : from The L word to the "R" word /
Lamentations --
"Slip under my cloak of boringness. No one will even know we're gone" /
The T word : exploring transgender representation in The L word /
The end of The L word : fan pleasure or fan pain? /
Laudations --
Queering The L word /
The trouble with Shane : lesbians and polygamy /
"L" is for looking again : art and representation on The L word /
Lineage --
Trashy, trivial, and testimonial : from pulp novels to The L word /
From the bottom to West Hollywood : finding community in Sula and The L word /
"No limits" entertainment : all-consuming transgressions in Showtime's The L word /
Legacy --
Imagining queer community in The L word /
"The D word" /
Why The Real L word matters : community and lesbian sex, in the flesh /

Related Names

Additional Author/Creators:

Heller, Dana A. (Dana Alice), 1959-, editor of compilation

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

L word (Television program)
Homosexuality on television
Gay people in popular culture
Gay men
Lesbians
LGBTQ+ people
Sexual minorities
Men
Gender identity

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Introduction : loving and losing : from The L word to the "R" word / Dana Heller -- Part 1. Lamentations -- "Slip under my cloak of boringness. No one will even know we're gone" / Kim Ficera -- The T word : exploring transgender representation in The L word / Rebecca Beirne -- The end of The L word : fan pleasure or fan pain? / Faye Davies -- Part 2. Laudations -- Queering The L word / Sal Renshaw -- The trouble with Shane : lesbians and polygamy / Heidi Schlipphacke -- "L" is for looking again : art and representation on The L word / Margaret T. McFadden -- Part 3. Lineage -- Trashy, trivial, and testimonial : from pulp novels to The L word / Marnie Pratt -- From the bottom to West Hollywood : finding community in Sula and The L word / Winnie McCroy -- "No limits" entertainment : all-consuming transgressions in Showtime's The L word / Deborah E.R. Hanan -- Part 4. Legacy -- Imagining queer community in The L word / Cristyn Davies and Kellie Burns -- "The D word" / Candace Moore -- Why The Real L word matters : community and lesbian sex, in the flesh / Tara Shea Burke.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

xiii, 255 pages ; 22 cm

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990033136710302486

ISBN:

1780764243 (pbk.)
9781780764245 (pbk.)

OCLC Number:

818462312

Barcode:

010002597358