Camp TV
Trans Gender Queer Sitcom History
1st Edition
Published on 4. April 2019
232 pages
978-1-4780-0339-7 (ISBN)
Description
Quinlan Miller reframes American television history by tracing a camp aesthetic and the common appearance of trans queer gender characters in both iconic and lesser known sitcoms throughout the 1950s and 1960s.
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Person
Quinlan Miller is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Oregon.
Content
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction. Trans Gender Queer: New Terms for TV History 1
1. Camp TV and Queer Gender: Sitcom History 27
2. Queer Gender and Bob Cummings: Hollywood Camp TV 55
3. Marriage Schmarriage: Sex and the Single Person 88
4. Trans Camp TV: Methods for Girl History 131
Conclusion. Around-the-Clock Queer Gender: Digital Camp TV 155
Notes 165
Bibliography 197
Index 211
Introduction. Trans Gender Queer: New Terms for TV History 1
1. Camp TV and Queer Gender: Sitcom History 27
2. Queer Gender and Bob Cummings: Hollywood Camp TV 55
3. Marriage Schmarriage: Sex and the Single Person 88
4. Trans Camp TV: Methods for Girl History 131
Conclusion. Around-the-Clock Queer Gender: Digital Camp TV 155
Notes 165
Bibliography 197
Index 211
