Normporn : queer viewers and the tv that soothes us /

Revisiting soothing network dramedies like Parenthood, Gilmore Girls, This is Us and their late-80s precursor, thirtysomething, with a detour into True Blood (the funhouse mirror to these normy worlds), Normporn mines the nuanced pleasures and attraction-repulsion queer television viewers experience...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Tongson, Karen (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : New York University Press, [2023].
Series:	Postmillennial pop.
Subjects:	Television series > United States > History. Television programs > United States > History. Families on television. Sentimentalism on television. Social norms on television. Queer theory. Minority television viewers.

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Summary:	Revisiting soothing network dramedies like Parenthood, Gilmore Girls, This is Us and their late-80s precursor, thirtysomething, with a detour into True Blood (the funhouse mirror to these normy worlds), Normporn mines the nuanced pleasures and attraction-repulsion queer television viewers experience through liberal family shows, the outlets for our "spontaneous overflow of basic feelings."
Physical Description:	viii, 203 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781479846511 1479846511 9781479841929 1479841927