reading the L Word: outing contemporary television

Within what editors Kim Akass and Janet McCabe dub a 'recent gay-TV craze exploding into primetime' (xxv), lesbian representation has typically occupied a less prominent place than that accorded to gay men, whether in focus or supporting roles.

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Published inFeminist Review Vol. 95; no. 1; pp. e4 - e5
Main Author Tasker, Yvonne
Format Journal Article Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published London Palgrave Macmillan UK 01.07.2010
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects
Cultural Studies
Gays & lesbians
Gender Studies
Lesbianism
Media
Political Science
Sexual behaviour
Sexuality
Social representations
Social Sciences
Sociology
Television
Turner, Guinevere
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Summary:Within what editors Kim Akass and Janet McCabe dub a 'recent gay-TV craze exploding into primetime' (xxv), lesbian representation has typically occupied a less prominent place than that accorded to gay men, whether in focus or supporting roles.
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ISSN:0141-7789
1466-4380
DOI:10.1057/fr.2010.5