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It’s (Not) In His Kiss: Gay Kisses, Narrative Strategies, and Camera Angles in Post-Network Television Comedy
Alfred L. Martin, Jr. / The University of Texas at Austin(4)
September 25, 2012
An examination of the ways in which camera angles and narrative strategies are deployed in representations of same sex intimacy on network television comedies.
Rachel Maddow, School Marm
Janet Staiger / University of Texas at Austin
How Rachel Maddow plays the role of the “school marm” to get her point across.
Could it Be? It’s Becoming Chic to be Geek
Mary Vanderlinden / Averett University
The Big Bang Theory, television, and geek tropes.
Gaycoms in a Progressive Age?: Partners and The New Normal
Stephen Tropiano / Ithaca College
Obama, Partners, The New Normal, and the question of marriage equality.