The Generic Closet: Black Gayness and the Black-Cast Sitcom by Alfred L. Martin

The Generic Closet: Black Gayness and the Black-Cast Sitcom

Alfred L. Martin

242 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction art gender history lighthearted medium-paced
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Even after a rise in gay and black representation and production on TV in the 1990s, the sitcom became a "generic closet," restricting black gay characters with narrative tropes.Drawing from 20 interviews with credited episode writers, key show-ru...

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