Will & Grace /
The sitcom Will & Grace (1998-2006, 2017-20) shifted the media landscape and its treatment of queer themes by starring an openly gay protagonist, Will Truman, on primetime network television. Will, along with his best friend Grace Adler and their constant companions Jack McFarland and Karen Walk...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Detroit :
Wayne State University Press,
[2023].
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| Series: | Contemporary approaches to film and television series. TV milestones.
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| Summary: | The sitcom Will & Grace (1998-2006, 2017-20) shifted the media landscape and its treatment of queer themes by starring an openly gay protagonist, Will Truman, on primetime network television. Will, along with his best friend Grace Adler and their constant companions Jack McFarland and Karen Walker, engaged in many stereotypical sitcom shenanigans imbued with decidedly queer twists. Despite the series' groundbreaking nature, its accuracy and responsibility in representing gay men, and of queer culture in general, has been questioned throughout its initial run and reboot. Author Tison Pugh places the sitcom in its historical context of the late 1990s and early 2000s, considering how it contributed to contemporary debates concerning queer life. |
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| Physical Description: | vii, 123 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0814349064 9780814349069 |